WHAT Ca reactor to do?

[myfin]

My DYI calcium reator has turned green. What should I do? Looks like a plankton reator as well. It is maintaining calcium 440 and alkality dkh 10 with output of pH 6.6
Maintained by electronic Co2 regulator with Mag 9.5 resurculating pump. The up flow and then downflow reator has a large amount of bubble circulating flowing to the top of the reator. Tank pH is 8.15
Should I clean out and try to block the light from growing algae? Tried blocking growth with foil. Could the growth of algae be a good thing in a calcium reactor? Doesn't seem to increase co2 uaage to maintain ca and dkh.

 

[Chichas01]

your CA reactor is outdoors and getting lots of direct sunlight? That would explaing the algae growth in the chamber for sure.

 

[myfin]

The reator is in a greenhouse. Should I remove and clean the algae out? Or cover it and block the sunlight and hopfully stop the algae.
Is the calcium reator a good plankton reproducing machine as well? CO2 + light grows algae. at a pH of 6.6

 

[King_Neptune]

Didn't know that could happen. But I don't see any harm in it. If anything, I would see it as a nice bonus to add a plankton drip for your corals provided its not overrunning your system with nuisance algae, and its not plugging up the reactor. Id ask around at a few forums and see what folks have to say. But I would guess the answer will be that its not a big deal provided its not causing blockage in the reactor.

Honestly, Kudos I think that is actually a pretty cool thing.

 

[akunochi]

I would clean it and cover the majority of the chamber leaving only a monitor strip un-covered. I assume if it is in a greenhouse you are attempting to coral farm...is the risk of a stuck open regulator worth your crop.

 

[myfin]

the reactor has not plugged up yet. My slight concern is that there is a lot of air bubbles flowing thru the chamber.
Is the air bubbles mostly oxygen from the algae and the CO2 is being used up by the algae and the carbonate being broken down.
CO2 has a higher solubility than oxygen in water. correct?

In regards to a stuck open regulator. How does that occur? I'm using an electronic CO2 regulator