Turbo Chalk Reactor

much calcium - less CO₂ in the aquarium

The advantages of the AquaCare Turbo Chalk Reactor:

• 78 to 82% less free CO₂ in the outlet: AquaCare has developed a neutralization chamber that raises the pH of the outlet to 7,0 (unit 1) or 7,3 (units 2-5). This neutralization stage lowers the growth of algae extremely.
• no over dosing of CO₂ in the reactor: the new control unit without measuring the pH of the water allows a very safe working with the AquaCare Turbo Chalk Reactor. Every time there is the right volume of CO₂ in the reactor. No calibration! The control unit works with 12 Volts.
• lightly phosphate removal with chemo sorption.
• extreme water velocity: every AquaCare Turbo Chalk Reactor is filled with special granules. The water is flowing this very high speed along this material. So, CO₂ bubbles cannot be caught in the granules. The flow through the granules system is constant. No flow channels can be build.
• new chalk granules consisting of calcium carbonate: the new granules are dissolving 2 to 5 times better than other materials e.g. lime stone or coral stones. So the AquaCare Turbo Chalk Reactor is more effective than others.
• easy de-aeration of wrong gases: if the CO₂ is not pure, the efficiency of every chalk reactor decreases with the time. To de-aerate the AquaCare Turbo Chalk Reactor you only have to shut off the circulation pump. The inlet drives pushes out all gases. If you start the reactor again all incoming CO₂ is pure. Normally the Turbo Chalk Reactor is driven with a timer - only 2 to 4 hours working per day is enough to raise calcium and hydrogen carbonate in a reef tank.
• in every Turbo Chalk Reactor is a CO₂ bubble counter, water inlet inspection glass and a ball valve: with these parts the AquaCare Turbo Chalk Reactor works well. If you want an automatically driven reactor you need the control unit consisting of a solenoid valve, check valve, CO₂ sensor, transformer and the control box. For the proper working you need a water inlet (bypass of the main pump or another small pump), an small air pump and a simple timer.

	Tip!  To reach optimum calcium concentration in the aquarium make sure that the magnesium concentration in the water is not below 1300 mg/l (ppm)
	Tip!  You can provide Turbo Chalk Reactor (size 3 or larger) with an additional Magnesium Tube

Technical data of the AquaCare Turbo Chalk Reactor:

model	unit 1	unit 2	unit 3	unit 4	unit 5
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order number	310-001	310-002	310-003	310-004	310-005
max. tank volume in liters	500	1.000	2.500	7.000	10.000
max. tank volume in US gal	130	260	660	1850	2640
dimensions (B x H x W) in cm	30.5 × 47 × 13	30.5 × 57 × 13	40 × 57 × 17	49 × 110 × 22*	49 × 140 × 22*
volume granules in ml	240	420	930	4900	7800
pH value of water outlet	> 7,0	7,3
maximum / average daily efficiency in liters x hardness at 3 h/d operation time	2.000 / 250	4.000 / 500	10.000 / 1.250	20.000 / 2.500	40.000 / 5.000
maximum dissolved calcium carbonate pre day	35	71	180	360	710
built in pump	UP 500	UP 1000	UP 2000	UP 2000/1	UP 2000/1
electrical power in watts	5	10	18	38	38
fittings inlet / outlet	6 mm / 10 mm AquaCare push fit fittings
optimal water inlet flow in l/h	4 ... 5  at 1 m	8 ... 10  at 1 m	20 ... 25  at 1.5 m	40 ... 50  at 1.5 m	80 ... 100 at 1.5 m
dito in US gal/h	1 ... 1.3  at 1 yard	2.1 ... 2.6  at 1 yard	5.3 ...6.6  at 1.5 yard	11 ... 13 at 1.5 yard	21 ... 26 at 1.5 yard
pass meter (option)	-	3-24 l/h	5-50 l/h	15 - 150 l/h
order number for pass meter	-	312-003	312-005	312-015
particle filter (option)	small particle filter for more stable adjusting the water inlet flow
necessary air power in l/h at 100 mbar	200	300	400	400	500
dito in US gal/h	53	80	106	106	132
CO2-control unit for all Turbo Chalk Reactors (option)

* shorter Versions with a little bit lower power are possible: Turbo 4 minimum height 760 mm, Turbo 5 minimum height 1060 mm.