Calcium reactor location

[duke62]

I dont have any more room for a calcium reactor in my stand but i have alot of room up in my canopy.so you think it would work if i put the reactor and co2 up there with the lines running down into my sump.it will be around 6ft of line going into the sump

 

[jab161]

I had pro cal mounted on a shelf next to the tank it worked fine bu the line that filled the reactor with tank water had to be in the tank So gravity would allow the syphon to work

 

[LongIslandAndy]

Hi Jim
I gravity feed my reactor which wouldn't work with it in the canopy. You would need an Aqua Lifter pump. It would pull water from the tank and feed the reactor. I can't see any reason the 6ft drop to the sump would cause an issue.
Have fun

 

[duke62]

how big is the aqua pump.would i be able to put it at the bottm of the overflow

 

[LongIslandAndy]

It doesn't go into the water, it would sit next to the reactor. It would have a piece of tubing pulling water out and then it would send that water into the reactor. It kinda looks like an air pump> If you are having any problems drop by the store on Sunday

 

[duke62]

alright.im not going to be hooking it up for awhile but i do want it all setup and ready for when all my parameters are in order

 

[duke62]

sketch

just wondering will this work.the co2 line is around 4 ft to reactor and drip line is around 5ft to sump

 

[ming]

Something about a co2 tank in a canopy worries me. Please make sure it is chain or tied up to prevent an accident by it falling...and possibly shooting off like a rocket if the solenoid breaks

Sent from my PC36100 using Reefs

 

[MIKE NY]

why not just use a small feed pump from the sump up to the reactor...many reactor models use two pumps ...mine does a MJ1200 in the sump feeds into a 3 way which has a Mag2 attached along with the CO2 line...

 

[duke62]

did u see my sketch.please look if you didnt look.i dont want to co2 tank in the canopy either.so will my sketch work

 

[duke62]

bump

 

[LongIslandAndy]

Jim

It will work fine, let me know when you want to set it up. You will need that Aqua Lifter pump. We could set this up in 30 mins

 

[duke62]

hey andy it has a eheim pump attached already.i need the valve and the selenoid.maybe sometime next week i should be ready.looking for the cheapest place to buy them

 

[ming]

Are you sure the pump attached to it is not a mixing pump? Calcium reactors usually requires a mixing pump, and a feed pump.

 

[duke62]

http://www.marinetechnical.com/page13.html
ming its this reactor.i thought the eheim was the only pump i needed.

 

[ming]

Its a circulation pump.. which means it keeps the water in the reactor circulating in itself (mixing to make the co2 and media well mixed), but you still need a feed pump to push water into the reactor, and from that pressure, there will be some water exiting the reactor into your sump for dosing.
I would suggest to just T it off from your return pump so you don't need to add another pump, and a return pump is usually stronger so will be less issues with the pump clogging or too much pressure for the pump to handle if you have a valve installed after the T

 

[duke62]

i have a manifold in my sump part of stand.i will use that.thanks ming.and andy do you know how to set the reefkeeper up to control the calcium reactor?

 

[charliethetuna88]

I have the same reactor when I temp hooked it up the water did suck threw that in hose and filled the reactor the in line goes into the ehiem also already now I'm confused ,

 

[LongIslandAndy]

You two guys are starting to get on my nerves...JK
You need a pump or gravity feed to get water into the reactor. It HAS TO BE a slow feed since the reactor usually return the water by drops. Slow in and slow out

 

[charliethetuna88]

Well I'm still waiting for mr andy to come by ,so until then enjoy the crying from me and duke lmao