oh yea one more thing, the lower the Ph the higher the dKH and Ca. the higher the Ph the lower the dKH and Ca. set it for 6.8 Ph with an effluent rate of 20cc/min, as a start. then go from there. if your Ca drops with your dKH then you need to add more effluent keeping the same Ph of 6.8. the opposite holds true. i leave my CO2 on 24/7 along with the reactor pump. always leave the pump running, play with the CO2 or the effluent, NOT the pump for the reactor leave that running 24/7. if you do the same and the tank raises in value you have two choices. 1) either put the CO2 on a timer to work during the day for the correct amount of hours to stabalize your consumption rate. or . 2) lower the effluent rate keeping 6.8 Ph. some reactors tend to clog at a low effluent rate. on mine the tube that feeds the pump for the reactor is actually being fed by another pump to keep the flow pressure up. minor tweeks to make it work for you. |