SRC Member patrick123 Posted July 12, 2004 SRC Member Share Posted July 12, 2004 I have recently removed a lot of coral chips from my sump. The question is, can I wash these coral chips and use them in the Calcium Reactor? What is the difference between ARM and coral chips? It is expensive to spend so much on ARM (coral chips). Thanks, Patrick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member riot Posted July 12, 2004 SRC Member Share Posted July 12, 2004 I dont think much off a diff, except that ARM is aragonite media that dissolves at a higher ph, hence saving you CO2 in the long run. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member patrick123 Posted July 12, 2004 Author SRC Member Share Posted July 12, 2004 ARM can be quite expensive right. A tub of 3.6kg is like $50. That's a lot of money for coral chip. hehehehe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Achilles Tang Posted July 12, 2004 Share Posted July 12, 2004 Your coral chips will probably release a lot of phosphates into the water which is why all good calcium media is only made of higher quality calcium carbonate that is proven and tested to not have a lot of heavy metals or phosphates binded into them. Bad idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member patrick123 Posted July 13, 2004 Author SRC Member Share Posted July 13, 2004 AT, Thanks for the info. Looks like I have to junk the coral chips then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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