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Originally Posted by reefenthusiast  My concern would be having CO2 getting into the main system and/ or having the water which has a low pH lowering the pH in my tank to dangerous levels. i have never used a CA reactor so forgive me if my question are ignorant, but I want to do it right since so much is invested in my setup. Also i will soon be adding a coral propagation tank to my system which will make my water volume about 85 gallons. I don't plan to add the reactor until then so i don't think it would be overkill. I noticed your reactor has dual chambers which I have been told is ideal but i cannot afford one like that just yet. Thanks for your input. |
First of all, in this hobby, no question is ignorant.
now I have a question for you, do you have a
Fuge?
I have the output of my reactor strait into my
fuge, algae loves CO2, and if you want to setup a
CA reactor the right way, you will need a
PH controller, with will tell you if the
PH in your tank, if is to low, will shot off the CO2 that is going into you
CA reactor, that means the water will be going trough your Reactor without adding any CO2 until your
PH is back to whatever you had set your
PH monitor, lets say (in my tank) 7.7PH.
Yes, I do run a dual chamber
CA reactor, but you need to understand how a
CA reactor works.
If you look at the picture, the 1st chamber is where I have the recirculation pump , CO2 inputand etc.. the 2nd chamber is "supposed" to use all the extra CO2 that was not consumed in the first chamber and instead of dripping a water with 6.9
PH in your tank, will drip 7.4
PH, meaning the 2nd chamber helps to bring the
PH up before the water goes back to your tank.
Gustavo
ryan 
for you.
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