Scuba.. Guess what..

[DJ88]

I made a new reactor.. ;) Had some free time between semesters and decided to build an idea I had in my head for a while now(One of the many). I'll put the pics up. they are pretty much self explanatory. Well kinda. Hooked it up tonight on a tub of LR. We will see how it all works.

In a nutshell;

Dual flow reactor. Up and Down. With a spray bar for injecting the water. 6.75" square about 20" high. Holds 2 containers of ARM. Very simple design and was a breeze to build. Eheim 1250 for circulation and a mini jet 606 for feed.

[scubadude]

I knew you wherent out for good....the ole bug bite ya on the butt didnt it! And of course that is one sweet reac! No bubble counter? So how long you had it runnin now? You sold your sweet little cube didnt ya? Didja get a new tank? Pics? Keep that spirit alive of yours it sure does encourage others to think the same way ;)

[DJ88]

LMAO you are a trip!

Thanks.. I think.. ;)

No bubble counter? So how long you had it runnin now?

No bubble counter. The poly tubing from the CO2 feeds into another line with the water feed to the reactor. I watch the bubbles flow by there. I turned it on yesterday and nailed the pH and alk I wanted on the dot. So I may not make a counter at all(I'll see if there are any scraps at the acrylic shop today. if there is some I'll make one if not. no worries. ;)). I may just go buy a flow meter and that would be it. It is actually on a big tub of LR right now with a couple of VHO's on it.

I have a tank but it isn't set up. Someday it might be. lol

Yeah I sold the cube.

[reefer504]

I want one I was wandering if there was a way to build a reator at home but I am no good at working with acrylic.So if you want to sell one let me know.

[DJ88]

reefer504,

Sorry I don't build to sell. My break for school ends today and once I am back in class I will probably fade off into the distance again till school ends in june. Sorry.

Cheers,

[DJ88]

Well a bit of an update.

Working like a charm.

Running it at about 80 ml/min and 15-18 BPM. Effluent is at pH6.9 and dKh of ~24. Seems the venturi for the intake of water and the recirc line is working great. Better than I expected actually. I took the BPM up to about 30 and it dropped my pH to 6.5 in short order.

Keep in mind that I am running this on a 30 gallon bin full of LR. For now.

Cheers

Correction on the BPM. Sitting at 10-12BPM right now. Other setting was shortly after hooking it up.