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Old 04-20-2011, 02:15 PM
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Mine's fed from my return line the same way Mark is describing. I've got it dialed in so that now I only adjust it about once a month and service the reactor once every three months. I've done the required reading for 2 part but to me it still sounds like a lot more work compared to a Ca reactor if you can figure it out.
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Old 04-21-2011, 06:42 PM
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I've done the required reading for 2 part but to me it still sounds like a lot more work compared to a Ca reactor if you can figure it out.
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same here, reactor is way cheaper, simpler (once you figure it out, they all are the same principle), less testing and corals love it!
If dosing screwed its more trouble in very short time. If calc reactor screwed you have a lot longer to fix the problem.

Sure dosing is a nice toy, just like LED lighting (compare to MH) but it cost so much more initially as well as in the long run to replace all vulnerable parts i am staying away from it.

I go for what is simpler, has less vulnerable/breakable parts, easy to control/fix, does not require large investment and the only moving part is the circ pump. Can't make it more simple.
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