Do you use a calcium reactor?

As more and more reef aquarium hobbyists are moving toward SPS corals, has a calcium reactor become necessary?

Do you use a calcium reactor?
If so, which one? How is it working for you?
If not, how do you maintain calcium levels?

 

I just built a calcium reactor a few months ago and honestly i wonder why it took me so long. I got real tired of daily dosing of 2 part, I could never get my levels stable. since i added the reactor it has been at a steady 460 cal, 8 alk, and 8.0 ph. Growth has been off the hook. I still add mag every so often until i get around to building a dolomite 2nd chamber.

 

I use 2 part mix usually b-ionc

 

I was wonder, if you can use a calcium reactor, could you also use a magnesium reactor? do they make such an animal? pH reactor?

ditto 10, me too

 

Not running one currently, but will be down the line on my 200

 

i decided if i wanted to try different types of corals i would need to dose so i got
some supplements for cal and mag
I don't even think a reactor could fit anywhere in a 14 gallon biocube

 

200??? gallon??? wow PackLeader!!! really can't wait to see that, way to go!
I haven't had a need for one, I guess I need some more livestock before i could consider one

 

calcium reactor is a ph reactor in a sense. mg would be a dosing system. You don't make manesium plus do you really dose mg all that often. I mean reguler to make an auto doser

 

Heck yea! Wouldn't run a tank without one. KNOP C is what I use.

 

i use b-ionic also with great results so far. 30-40 ml of each a day.keeps me at 9 kh 430 calcium. mag is added once a week in my water change. 1400

works great but the task of adding it can be annoying. as well as u cant miss a day.

this is in a 60 gal sps.

2 1 gal jugs at 32$(for both) every 3 months is not to bad.

i would say a reactor is def needed for anything bigger than a 75 gal if your going sps. or 2 parts would get expensive.

its them damn monti caps we put in our tanks. the way them things grow they got to soak up the elements.