2 part plus ca reactor on my sps reef - Page 4

NYreefNoob · 04-13-2008, 09:01 AM

dave you cam buy the bit, it doesnt look that hard to do, i might even have a diamond bit around, if not you know who does it down by me, off topic but how's the car ? and sm a even cheaper way to dose use a 5g bucket on drip mode, did it for 2 weeks but is a pain in the azz, i dont use a reactor just dose evs, and getting tired of doing that and thinking of a kalk reactor myself

tommy818 · 04-13-2008, 11:11 PM

happy with b-ionic doser.use a kalk reactor also.check out my tank on my gallery

smcooler · 04-13-2008, 11:34 PM

im thinking about the esv doser and the litermeter 3

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nyfireman3097 · 04-15-2008, 08:25 AM

Stan I used 2 part on my tank. My theroy is thought making 2 part is NOT the same as B-Ionic. B-Ionic has other helpful elements in it that you will never get from DIY 2 part. Why not add a 2nd chamber on to your reactor now ? It will add cal/Mag top off in it also help keep your PH up.

smcooler · 04-15-2008, 10:12 AM

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Originally Posted by nyfireman3097


	Stan I used 2 part on my tank. My theroy is thought making 2 part is NOT the same as B-Ionic. B-Ionic has other helpful elements in it that you will never get from DIY 2 part. Why not add a 2nd chamber on to your reactor now ? It will add cal/Mag top off in it also help keep your PH up.

hay Nick Im running the pro-cal it has the 2nd chamber, I think I have to many sticks

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Killerdrgn · 04-15-2008, 11:47 AM

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Originally Posted by nyfireman3097


	Stan I used 2 part on my tank. My theroy is thought making 2 part is NOT the same as B-Ionic. B-Ionic has other helpful elements in it that you will never get from DIY 2 part. Why not add a 2nd chamber on to your reactor now ? It will add cal/Mag top off in it also help keep your PH up.

Actually on the Boston Reefers forum they did do a comparison with B-Ionic 2 part and just regular randys two part and the ingredients were exactly the same. They, may have been randy himself, did a impurities signature and found that it was the exact match of Dow Flake. Most on the board came to the conclusion that B-Ionic was indeed just using dow flake and charging more for their bottles.
Not sure about how it is now though since dow no longer extracts the bromine from their salts, B-Ionic may have just stockpiled a lot of Dow flake, as twopart supply did, before they stopped taking out the bromine or B-Ionic does the additional step of taking it out.

Or they could have done the test on ESV, I forget which of the two, or they did both.

smcooler · 04-23-2008, 03:42 PM

Well got my b-ionic doser online last night, doses with the air pump works like a charm with a digital timer i does 40 mills 4 times in the am. Since useing this stuff for about 5 weeks growth gas exploded, my ca. reactor is still online running at its max.

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iconoclast · 04-23-2008, 06:04 PM

even if B Ionic and such helped maintain some trace elements you could still save a huge amount by making DIY 2 part and buying mineral and vitamin supplements.

smcooler · 04-25-2008, 12:51 PM

im going to try this place out for my 2 part, next batch after all my b-ionic is gone. The salt he sells is top notch also he blends each batch himself, each bag of 25 gals is a perfect mix every time.

http://www.gettankedaquariums.com/

iconoclast · 04-25-2008, 02:55 PM

smcooler,

that webstore looks just like bulkreefsupply

04-13-2008, 09:01 AM	#31
NYreefNoob Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: peekskill,ny Posts: 4,312 Reefer Ratings: (39) Friends: (20)	dave you cam buy the bit, it doesnt look that hard to do, i might even have a diamond bit around, if not you know who does it down by me, off topic but how's the car ? and sm a even cheaper way to dose use a 5g bucket on drip mode, did it for 2 weeks but is a pain in the azz, i dont use a reactor just dose evs, and getting tired of doing that and thinking of a kalk reactor myself __________________ my dad alway's told me the only stupid question's are the one's not asked

04-15-2008, 08:25 AM	#34
nyfireman3097 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Staten Island New York Posts: 1,854 Reefer Ratings: (7) Friends: (1)	Stan I used 2 part on my tank. My theroy is thought making 2 part is NOT the same as B-Ionic. B-Ionic has other helpful elements in it that you will never get from DIY 2 part. Why not add a 2nd chamber on to your reactor now ? It will add cal/Mag top off in it also help keep your PH up. __________________ Nick 120g BB SPS 3 Tunze 6100's Wavysea return Red Dragin 8.2 Return 1/2 HP Pacific Coast Chiller Bubbleking 250 INT 2 400w MH w/ 20k Radiums 2 T5's Actinic "DIALYSEAS"

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04-13-2008, 11:11 PM	#32
tommy818 tommy818 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: bronx ny Posts: 154 Reefer Ratings: (0) Friends: (0)	happy with b-ionic doser.use a kalk reactor also.check out my tank on my gallery

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smcooler farmer Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Hillsborough NJ Posts: 271 Reefer Ratings: (16) Friends: (0)	im thinking about the esv doser and the litermeter 3 s

04-23-2008, 03:42 PM	#37
smcooler farmer Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Hillsborough NJ Posts: 271 Reefer Ratings: (16) Friends: (0)	Well got my b-ionic doser online last night, doses with the air pump works like a charm with a digital timer i does 40 mills 4 times in the am. Since useing this stuff for about 5 weeks growth gas exploded, my ca. reactor is still online running at its max. s

04-23-2008, 06:04 PM	#38
iconoclast Tired Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Brooklyn: near brooklyn college Posts: 185 Reefer Ratings: (8) Friends: (0)	even if B Ionic and such helped maintain some trace elements you could still save a huge amount by making DIY 2 part and buying mineral and vitamin supplements.

04-25-2008, 12:51 PM	#39
smcooler farmer Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Hillsborough NJ Posts: 271 Reefer Ratings: (16) Friends: (0)	im going to try this place out for my 2 part, next batch after all my b-ionic is gone. The salt he sells is top notch also he blends each batch himself, each bag of 25 gals is a perfect mix every time. http://www.gettankedaquariums.com/

04-25-2008, 02:55 PM	#40
iconoclast Tired Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Brooklyn: near brooklyn college Posts: 185 Reefer Ratings: (8) Friends: (0)	smcooler, that webstore looks just like bulkreefsupply