CA reactor or Dosing?

[StirCrazy]

Originally Posted by GMGQ

Yes I find it's iffy to dial in te drip rate and bubble count, as it doesn't stay consistent. After a while the tubing would get hard and clogged so than affect drip rate.

are you using a needle valve for your adjustment? also a flow meter is way way better than a presure only unit, shouldn't have any issue dialing it in. for your tubing you need to use CO2 grade tubing. I have had my CO2 running on my freshwater tank for over 10 years on the same tubing.

Originally Posted by GMGQ

The reactor and Co2 cylinder are big and bulky. Whereas there are triple pump dosers with buIlt in timers, so I could mount that on the wall and have 3 jugs on the floor.

youll find the 3 jugs on the floor take up a larger area than a reactor and co2, not by much mind you.

Originally Posted by GMGQ

As far as cost, I could sell the reactor setup and invest in dosing equipment.

Hmmmmmmm....

yup you could.. ever seen what a used reactor set up goes for ... not much.


but for the record so I don't seam pro reactor and anti dosing, my new set up will be dosing, but only because I don't have a reactor right now, well thats not realy true.. I have a 3/4 finnished DIY one and I still have all my hardware for it.

but I am building my own controler and dosing pump set up which is also going to have a larger capacity pump installed in it for water top off also.

Steve