Co2 Reactor Kit 200

JimmyD · 04-11-2003, 03:42 PM

Just wanted to let everyone know, the company that makes these has been selling factory seconds of these reactors on ebay for $35, I should receive mine in a day or two. i just read a testimonial that the reactor dropped the ph in a 55gal from 8.1 to 6.5 in minutes. My ph is 7.4, should I be scared of killing my little buddies with this thing? When I hook up a fresh bottle of yeast, the ph goes down to 7.0 pretty quick and that is just letting my emperor 280 suck up the bubbles.
http://www.floridadriftwood.com/prod...17&1=253&3=147
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Rex Grigg · 04-11-2003, 05:02 PM

Well if you dropped the pH in a tank from 8.1 to 6.5 in minutes you would have fish floating in a few minutes too. Also the only way to drop the pH that far would be to have water with no buffer in it. I have a pressurized system with a highly efficient reactor and I can't drop my pH that fast. So I would have to say that the testimonial you read is bulls**t.

As far as you having problems? Well it depends on your kH.

JimmyD · 04-11-2003, 05:25 PM

Thanks Rex, I wondered about it.

JimmyD · 04-12-2003, 01:29 PM

my kh is 3. here's an ebay link if anyone is interested:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...category=20757

Anonymous · 04-14-2003, 10:01 AM

I just bought one from their site for the 49.99. I appreciate what you r doing for us here, but something seems fishy (and I dont mean the tanks) about buying seconds. Id rather spend the 15 dollars more and be sure im getting a perfect model. Either way, I think we will both be happy with what we have--its just that im anal retentive and your not. :lol:

Anonymous · 04-14-2003, 10:04 AM

To know how many minutes the guy is talking about, take the hours in one day times it by 60 and there you go. In minutes, just it a whole lot of them.
I say this because I work for a supermarket the has recipes that are done in minutes--like 100 minutes. Is that an hour and fourty minutes--no 2-3 minutes like most people would assume.

04-11-2003, 03:42 PM	#1
JimmyD Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: North Carolina Posts: 83	Just wanted to let everyone know, the company that makes these has been selling factory seconds of these reactors on ebay for $35, I should receive mine in a day or two. i just read a testimonial that the reactor dropped the ph in a 55gal from 8.1 to 6.5 in minutes. My ph is 7.4, should I be scared of killing my little buddies with this thing? When I hook up a fresh bottle of yeast, the ph goes down to 7.0 pretty quick and that is just letting my emperor 280 suck up the bubbles. http://www.floridadriftwood.com/prod...17&1=253&3=147 :?: __________________ 44 gal pentagon/Emporer 280/BioWheel 4x13W Compact Fluorescents/DIY Co2 LifE: hornwort,swords j. fern,wild celery,ambulia crypt wendtii,sagittaria,j. moss,anubias 5Platies6Shrimp7Lemons,8neons,8glolites,6otos

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04-11-2003, 05:02 PM	#2
Rex Grigg Planted Tank Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (65/100%) Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Portland Orygun Posts: 9,600	Well if you dropped the pH in a tank from 8.1 to 6.5 in minutes you would have fish floating in a few minutes too. Also the only way to drop the pH that far would be to have water with no buffer in it. I have a pressurized system with a highly efficient reactor and I can't drop my pH that fast. So I would have to say that the testimonial you read is bulls**t. As far as you having problems? Well it depends on your kH.

04-11-2003, 05:25 PM	#3
JimmyD Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: North Carolina Posts: 83	Thanks Rex, I wondered about it.

04-12-2003, 01:29 PM	#4
JimmyD Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: North Carolina Posts: 83	my kh is 3. here's an ebay link if anyone is interested: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...category=20757

04-14-2003, 10:01 AM	#5
Anonymous Planted Member (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 251	I just bought one from their site for the 49.99. I appreciate what you r doing for us here, but something seems fishy (and I dont mean the tanks) about buying seconds. Id rather spend the 15 dollars more and be sure im getting a perfect model. Either way, I think we will both be happy with what we have--its just that im anal retentive and your not. :lol:

04-14-2003, 10:04 AM	#6
Anonymous Planted Member (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 251	To know how many minutes the guy is talking about, take the hours in one day times it by 60 and there you go. In minutes, just it a whole lot of them. I say this because I work for a supermarket the has recipes that are done in minutes--like 100 minutes. Is that an hour and fourty minutes--no 2-3 minutes like most people would assume.