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Led or calcium reactor?

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diablo30xp
, 12-31-2012 at 04:21 PM (1609 Views)
The question i have is should i upgrade from 250 watt metalk halides to echotech radion led,s or go from BRS 2 part to a calcium reactor? Need a little help on which i should lean to. The bulbs in my metal halide will need to be replaced very soon. and im looking for something more set and forget type of thing like a calcium reactor. plz help me out, input needed very badly. thx all.

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  1. diablo30xp's Avatar
    can someone help me plz i would apreceiate all input thx again.
  2. melev's Avatar
    Well, those are like night and day questions. If you need new bulbs, those probably cost about $65 each. A new Radion is about $700, right? I'd probably replace the bulbs and get the reactor.

    A calcium reactor with a pH controller will set you back about $700 as well. What you need is the reactor with circulation pump, a CO2 tank, an Aquarium Plants electronic regulator (it's truly the best bang for your buck), and a pH controller. Those components will make it set it and forget it. You do need to look at it daily just to check three spots, but after a few weeks it will settle in nicely and you'll only need to check the rate of the effluent (liquid exiting the reactor).