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Would be nice if Kalk and dosing could see me through for a while. Any drawbacks to this vs a Ca Reactor?
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The only drawbacks would be cost and swings of calcium level. The reason for a reactor is to keep the calcium level as constant as possible because many calcifying animals and plant require specific concentrations to thrive/grow.
I am in the same situation and using Kent Reactor and baking soda to keep levels in the right range. I am in the design process for a multi-media reactor for carbon, RowaPhos, and calcium...
Why not make your own? You do know that I am keeping my tank cool with just ventillation fans right? On a natural reef there is a 2 to 5+ degree range of temp. daily so my system is perfectly adequate even with the 1000W MH lamps. Running a chiller can be very expensive as well. Air conditioning a tank room is also very innefficient. Can you get access to outside air? All those pumps add a lot of heat too so you are constantly fighting against those.