Magnesium Reactor MgR

Magnesium is not only taken up by some organisms (e.g. algae crusts, gorgonia), it plays an important role for the lime household. If the magnesium concentration in sea water falls clearly under 1300 mg/l, it easily happens that calcium precipitates e.g. as calcium carbonate and is not dissolved in the water any longer. Calcium concentration and carbonate hardness are falling rapidly; often so fast that the chalk reactor does not produce enough calcium and carbonate hardness to hold the concentrations of the two ions. Magnesium plays an important role as a precipitation inhibitor in the water chemistry of the sea aquariums. Only if sufficient magnesium is present as ion in the water - optimum at 1350 mg/l - calcium can also be in solution, too - (approx. 400 mg/l).

The AquaCare reactor is made for very high magnesium needs in the aquarium. The function corresponds to traditional lime reactors with pH-depending CO₂-controller. It is filled with a chalk containing material with very high magnesium content (Turbo-Magnesium).

As an alternative you can use it as a conventional chalk reactor - you only have to change the filter material.

The AquaCare MgR has following advantages.

• high efficiency
• CO₂ recycling for economical operation
• high filter bed velocity
• and of course

Spare for your can be found here.