Calcium reactor/pH probe use

[stratos21ss]

What are the advantages of having a calcium reactor that allows the use of a pH probe in the chamber?

 

Thanks,

_Matt

[Brian Ward]

What are the advantages of having a calcium reactor that allows the use of a pH probe in the chamber?

 

Thanks,

_Matt

 

You want to monitor/control the pH of the effluent by turning the CO2 on and off. This keeps you from lowering the pH in your tank too much. I don't have a Ca reactor just yet, so I'll let someone who knows a bit more fill in the details. There has also been much discussion about pH and Ca reactors, so search this board and RC to find what you can.

 

~Brian

[stratos21ss]

Thanks Brian, will do.. I was just wondering what the advantage is to in the chamber as opposed to just keeping the probe in the sump..I'll keep searching.

[flowerseller]

pH probe in Ca reactor or container of flowing reactor effluent allows you to not only monitor but possibly control pH via a controller such as AC series.

[stratos21ss]

..I get the controllability part, but I am trying to figure out the advantage of having the probe directly in the chamber sensing pH instead of in the sump.

[dbartco]

PH gets too low in the chamber, your media goes to mush, disolves to quickly, huge alk swings in tank.

 

 

 

and can affect tank ph if too much...

[stratos21ss]

Ok, now i understand! Thanks!

 

_Matt