Question for calcium reactor users

Smite

Smite

Premium Member
Supporter
2020 POTM
#1
Joined
Jun 11, 2013
Messages
6,361
Likes
3,779
Points
83
Location
Garden Grove
#1
Question to calcium reactor users:
how often to you clean or do maintenance on you calcium reactor? I ask because I've got a small bed of detritus on top of my media. Makes me wonder if anyone pulls thier media and rinses it from time to time.

Also I want to add more magnesium media to the reactor since I still need to dose 70 ml per day. Would it be a problem to just add some on top or should I pull the media and mix it in like I did originally? My only hesitation with mixing is if I over do the amount and need to remove some.
 
N

newtothis

Member
#2
Joined
Dec 1, 2011
Messages
3,608
Likes
35
Points
48
Location
92804
#2
Smite said:
Question to calcium reactor users:
how often to you clean or do maintenance on you calcium reactor? I ask because I've got a small bed of detritus on top of my media. Makes me wonder if anyone pulls thier media and rinses it from time to time.

Also I want to add more magnesium media to the reactor since I still need to dose 70 ml per day. Would it be a problem to just add some on top or should I pull the media and mix it in like I did originally? My only hesitation with mixing is if I over do the amount and need to remove some.
Click to expand...
Most CaRx user that I know, put there neomag in a mesh bag on top of the ARM. Helps if yoh need to remove or replace
 
Emac909

Emac909

Member
#3
Joined
Jan 23, 2011
Messages
8,516
Likes
2,464
Points
83
Location
Perris 92571
My Tank Build
#3
I've read that they recommend u rinse your media or change it out every 3 to 6 months. I'll be honest I've gone a year or so with out rinsing out my calrx. During that year I would just add more on top of the old stuff.
 
OGFrenchHorn

OGFrenchHorn

Member
#4
Joined
May 30, 2011
Messages
4,023
Likes
1,106
Points
63
Location
Riverside
#4
If you're gonna add media, it's the perfect time to rinse the old media. I clean mine out when ever I need to add media or if I have to move the reactor. Every once in a while I turn off the CO2 and run the reactor wide open over night to flush it. That cuts down on detritus build up.
 
N

Neverlost

2
#5
Joined
Nov 28, 2012
Messages
274
Likes
12
Points
18
Location
San Luis Obispo
#5
Id say im about once every 9 months or so. I havent been running neomag or dolomite in mine recently though.

I just clean it when the detritus or muck has started to effect the flow in there.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.

Latest posts

Top