Hi Ben,
Got your message okay... sorry I didn't reply, i've been working quite a bit
and have only just had time to catch up with the list... must have missed
your post - sorry.
Can't speak for anyone else...
Also for me anyway a lot of the questions refer to american equipment that I
can't get here in the UK so probably wouldn't be able to reply if thats the
case...
Regards
Jules
on 9/14/01 11:13 PM, Ben Holt at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Could somebody just reply to this just so I could see if anyone on the list
> gets this e-mail. I have sent e-mail asking for recomendation or asking
> about feed back on calcium reactors at least 3 times over the last month
> and a half. Not once did I see a response to any of them. Am I being
> shunned by the list or is nobody getting my emails. I am starting to get a
> complex because more often than not i don't get a single response from this
> list.
>
> Ben
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jules Wilson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Friday, September 14, 2001 5:09 PM
> Subject: Re: Koraline Reactor?
>
>
>> Hi JCD,
>> I have a Korallin reactor and its superb, the best reactor I or any of my
>> friends have used so far. I upgraded from a Knop 'C' reactor on my 150Gal
>> (UK) reef because the knop wasn't man enough for the job... and it got
>> clogged all the time or the excess CO2 would evacuate the water below the
>> media causing the pump to run dry... etc
>>
>> The Korallin on the other hand is a very well built bit of kit that I
> would
>> highly recommend. It is very well made and sturdy, with a good bubble
>> counter. Advantages over the knop are that the gas goes into the reactor
>> through the circulation pump so the bubbles get smashed by the impellar to
>> tiny bubbles that 'dissolve' into the water faster. The water circulates
> up
>> through the media so the silt doesn't collect at the bottom and clog the
>> reactor. Over here in the UK the Knop C and Korallin 1501 are the same
>> price, and yet the Korallin is far better built and holds loads more
> media.
>> Another good feature is that any excess gas collects at the top of the
>> reaction chamber where you can bleed it of manually every so often (about
>> once per week for my bubble rate).
>>
>> I use Knops Koralith media in my reactor and I get through about 3kg's
>> (6.6lbs) every 6 months or so...
>>
>> If I run it at 22 bubbles per minute I get 32DKh and 500+ppm of calcium
> out
>> of the reactor. This is enough to keep my tank levels at 10Dkh and 450ppm
>> calcium, and my tank is 90% hard corals with many clams etc..
>>
>> Any questions that you have on the reactor I will be happy to try and
>> answer.
>>
>> On another note I drip the reactor return water through a pot of shells to
>> disperse any residual CO2 and I also have a Kalkwasser reactor that comes
> on
>> at night for 12 mins every 3 hours putting a total of 3 litres of
> limewater
>> into the tank to stabilise my Ph over night. If you put to much gas
> through
>> the CO2 reactor it will lower your Ph (just putting on my fire proof
> jacket
>> and awaiting the flaming for that comment!!) - IMO
>>
>> Hope this long waffle helps...
>>
>> Kind regards
>> Jules
>>
>> PS. Here's the web address for kaorallin and Bob Goemans has doen a review
>> of the reactor for them: http://www.korallin.de/frmst2.htm
>>
>> If you would like to see my tank and a pic of my korallin reactor in
>> action!! go to: http://homepage.mac.com/julianwilson/PhotoAlbum.html
>>
>> --------------------------------------------------------------------------
> -
>>
>>
>> on 9/13/01 3:22 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>>
>>> Hi all! Wonder if anyone out there has a Korallin Calcium Reactor? If
> so
>>> what is your opinion of the unit? I'm looking at this unit as maybe the
> best
>>> one on the market, at least it appears to be well made? Any yeas & nays
>>> would be appreciated! First hand experience is the best answer whenever
> it's
>>> time to make a major purchase, and this group takes a "no holds barred"
>>> approach when it comes to product quality & efficiency! That's what
> makes
>>> this group so valuable!
>>> Thanks for your comments!
>>> jcd
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