which kalk reactor?

[james1990]

Its between the Avast Marine K2 reactor, or the new KalkKing system. Iv heard great things about both of them.

The Avast is a traditional stirring type reactor that has been bulletproof for many, with negative reviews being very hard to find.

The Kalk King was recommended by a friend and seems very well thought out. It comes with a PH probe, a bunch of fail safes, and will even top off rodi if the ph is too high. more info can be found here,

http://www.kalkking.com

If im going to spend the money, I want to do it once and do it right. This will be running on my 150gal SPS ULNS upgrade for a long time so this is an investment (I keep telling myself)

 

[james1990]

Come on y'all this is a fun thread =P
We all love new equipment!


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[jerl77]

Love my pm one plus I got it for $40 bucks

 

[Adamc1303]

Did you see the new one MRC has? I don't know much about the kalk king but if you are going with a stir bar Deltec would be my first option and then Avast.

 

[jerl77]

If I buy anything new I buy avast products
There skimmer is the best one I have owed in 20 years of doing this

 

[Widdy]

Love my Avast. If you're handy, you can get the build it your self version to save a few bucks.

 

[viplok]

i really dont get the need of a kalk reactor. some one please inform me. an ato with kalk is just as good?

tagging along

 

[vio]

Did you see the new one MRC has? I don't know much about the kalk king but if you are going with a stir bar Deltec would be my first option and then Avast.

+1, on Deltec KM 500 S i have one, i may sale it, first u have to understand how works, then ........why u think they ask for $ 750, Very Smart Design . Is not just a Acrylic reactor, u dosing , clear water , good Alk, great PH on safe way.

 

[TommyP]

I guess the main reason for this unit is it monitors pH as well and turns off the reactor so it doesn't raise your pH too high. It's more of a peace of mind. It seems to be a kalk reactor, ph controller, ATO unit all in one.

 

[lnevo]

The problem why people want a dedicated reactor is because

1) need more kalk than evaporation may allow

2) evaporation varies

3) ato working just fine and dont want to change it.

 

[james1990]

I went ahead and ordered the Kalk King.
Iv been tagging along/ asking questions on a few good Kalk related threads and from what I gather is yes, a slow stir is best in a reactor. It should not be fully air tight either. The volume of water going through the reactor is changing therefore making the amount of kalk needed changing, creating inconsistency. The Avast unit is not sealed at the top, adding to it being a solid reactor choice.

The Kalk king comes with a ph probe, and a standalone module that controls the ph, drip rate, kalk mixing times, and top off. Add a higher float switch to back the whole system up via apex for redundancy. Im trying to get ahold of all of this because a good calcium reactor is my next upgrade and they work and in hand with kalkwasser dosing.

 

[lnevo]

A good choice! Be sure to post a review!