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  1. Travis_s

    Using Kalw w/calcium reactor

    I think this can explain it better than I... http://web.archive.org/web/20010421230138/http:/www.animalnetwork.com/fish/library/articleview2.asp?Section=&RecordNo=2074
  2. Travis_s

    Using Kalw w/calcium reactor

    No, Limewater "uses" CO2 in the saltwater and the hydroxide ions from the limewater to form alkalinity... so after the limewater inters the tank, the amount of CO2 is reduced. This makes it so some of the CO2 (whatever the limewater uses up) is unavailable for use by algae.
  3. Travis_s

    Using Kalw w/calcium reactor

    Sure... I'll try anyway. Simply put, limewater utilizes CO2 after the limewater mixes with the saltwater... therefore it's actually removes (or transforms the CO2) and therefor the CO2 cannot be utilized by growing algae.
  4. Travis_s

    How long do you run a phosban reactor?

    Small amounts 24/7 IMO...
  5. Travis_s

    megnesium supplement

    What are you using as a top off system?? Magnesium can be added in small amounts to your topoff water.
  6. Travis_s

    Using Kalw w/calcium reactor

    Just to add... limewater will use up excess CO2 from the ca reactor not only helping maintain a higher PH but also using up the CO2 where it will not fuel algae growth.
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