Kizmar
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So, as part of my ongoing project to stabalize my pet water that happens to have fish and coral in it, I'm building out a new, much larger sump system (thanks to d2mini for the road map). :D
I'm trying to get a good understanding of dosers vs. / with reactors, and which reactors to use.
I'd like to build out the plumbing so that I have feeds for any reactors that I might want to add in the near or far future. The corals in my tank are small now, but I want to make sure I have everything ready to rock when they really start pulling nutrients out of the water.
Current Maintenance
That in mind...
I'm trying to get a good understanding of dosers vs. / with reactors, and which reactors to use.
I'd like to build out the plumbing so that I have feeds for any reactors that I might want to add in the near or far future. The corals in my tank are small now, but I want to make sure I have everything ready to rock when they really start pulling nutrients out of the water.
Current Maintenance
- Dosing eight.four to keep my kH and pH levels where they should be (raising them).
- Using a bag of PhosGuard to cut back on algae growth.
- I have an R/O system with a BRS Dual DI canister running behind it. I'm also using a Single Inline TDS meter to keep track of the dissolved solids.
That in mind...
- Would it make sense for me to run a PhosBan or GFO reactor? Is there a difference between the the way these bind and remove phosphates from the water? Are they essentially the same thing? I'm thinking a GFO / PhosBan reactor will be immediate when I switch to the new sump.
- Looking at d2mini's setup pics... I'm wondering if I should also make use of a carbon reactor? What's the benefit of running carbon in a reef tank?
- Calcium reactors? What are the decision factors between running a 2-part / kalkwasser doser vs. a calcium reactor? Would you use both?
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