Witch do you think is better.

Kalkwasser Or Calcium Reactor?

I think I have heard about everything on both sides of the fence. I have heard only use one or the other, then I have heard use both no matter what. what are every ones thoughts and feeling's on this. I know I am not the only one who would like to know witch to go with and why.

B-ionic until you can't afford it any longer or you get tired of dosing.

Kalkwasser until all your make-up water is saturated kalk and you can no longer keep up with the calcium/alkalinity demand of your tank.

Calcium reactor to take up the slack that kalkwasser can't fill.

Just my opinion...

In my case I have both.  But if you don't have issues with low pH when using a calcium reactor alone, then I'd shut down the kalk and just go with the calcium reactor (less hassle).

Basically, for me it comes down to cost and ease of use.

B-ionic is expensive, but if your tank's demand is low then it's workable.  It's a bit of a hassle to dose on a regular schedule.

Kalkwasser is dirt cheap, but is limited to the volume of your tank evaporation.  It's a bigger hassle to mix/dose then B-ionic, unless you set up a kalk reactor.  With a reactor there's very little hassle.

Calcium reactor is expensive to set-up, but once that expense is made there is very little ongoing expense (2-3 bottles of CO2 at $10 each and a recharge of substrate, $15 each year).  Petty much unlimited calcium/alk delivery using one.  Very little hassle factor.