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OCT-CR140 Calcium Reactor
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Brand New Design from CoralVue. Reverse Flow Octopus Calcium Reactors are constructed with high quality Cell Cast Acrylic materials and SCH-80 Hard PVC pipes and JG fittings. Great Value and quality construction. NEW FEATURE...
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Awesome reactor! 
| Installation and Operation |
Installation isn't too difficult, but the instructions are horrible. The reactor is solid, but unless you know what your doing, its very difficult to figure out on your own. It's not really a plug and play item, you have to know how to operate your CO2 valves and your effluent rates for this device to work properly. Instructions were completely useless in dialing in the reactor and I had to refer to friends.
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| Performance vs. Expectations |
Performance is awesome! The recirculating feature really conserves the amount of CO2 used, and it cuts costs in the long run. The build is nice and solid, except the top. I blew the top off because I had no idea what I was doing. It was easily glued back on with Weldon and poses no problems to date.
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| Value for money |
For the money you can't get a better reactor. Calcium reactors are pricey, but for good reason. The money you save in the long run by using one is exponential and should be thoroughly thought through before turning your nose on this pricey equipment.
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| Customer Support |
Customer support was okay.....I got a simple yes or no answer when I asked about the top being okay with just weldon or if they could fix it. All encounters with coralvue have been mediocre in the customer service range, probably because im in the customer service industry, I expect more.
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| Liked about it |
Compact efficient design.
Packs a punch for delivering calcium to your tank.
Set it and forget it
solid recirculation pump
PH probe compression fitting
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| Didn't like |
Top blew off like a bomb when I blew CO2 in there.
Instructions are horrible
Im not crazy about the tiny salt creep I get on the pump from time to time. I know there's a minuscule leak that's just letting the salt creep through the joints somewhere.
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5.0 |
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5.0 |
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5.0 |
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Octo-CR140 Reactor
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Very solid construction and performance and you cant beat the price !! It handles a heavy stocked 300gal. system with no problems. |
| Liked about it |
Super easy set-up, the screw on lid is a major plus for ease of filling and maintenace. The CO2 recirc is very effective. Very solid reactor!
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5.0 |
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5.0 |
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5.0 |
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