Diy calcium reactor

[reefergeek]

A few of you got the links of the parts i ord for the diy calcium reactor i ord the wrong solenoid got the 3/8" instead of 1/4" not to worry though.

Plumbing looks a little naff as its what i had in my box of tricks lol but heres where we are at the min

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[cl0wn]

looks good kev, you gonna feed it with a peristaltic, or tap in to the feed of the ehiem? you using a ph controller on the effluent or you got a probe holder on there? nice work.

[reefergeek]

Going to tee off from the feed of the nitrate reactor to feed this one then i have a ph controller but app its better just to run them during the day so will shove it on a 12hr timer and one drip a second from the co2 going in to the reactor, will fll it around 1/2 full with media

[Tangman]

Looking good m8 you will have to pop over and help me fit mine up as its just here doing nothing yet. That it just run it when the tank lights are on and you should not need a controller. Twiggy

[reefergeek]

Na worries, not bad for a £12 solenoid and a £9 bubble counter with one way valve in is it miles cheaper then the other ones

[Marine Life Uk]

I used to run mine in the day with a ph comp and a solanoid all you need do is put the ph comp on the timer simples looks good mate

[reefergeek]

Can do that go the dual ph orp but will need to get the probe in the reactor or in a small run off tank in the sump where the reactor feeds then runs back in to the sump

Still trying to work out where to feed the co2 to the reactor, got an water in, air bubbles out in the center of the reactor, and reactor out

[Tangman]

Can do that go the dual ph orp but will need to get the probe in the reactor or in a small run off tank in the sump where the reactor feeds then runs back in to the sump

Still trying to work out where to feed the co2 to the reactor, got an water in, air bubbles out in the center of the reactor, and reactor out
Kev the C02 wants to be fed in the the intake pipe from the pump so it goes through the pump and into the reactor then out with the water that is dripped out into a chamber with algae in to soak up the c02.Twiggy

[pak1802]

Where you get the Co2 guages from Kev , as Im after replacing mine as the needles keep getting stuck .

[reefergeek]

Of tangman, talk to some pubs or look on flebay, even mig gas regulators will do budd shall try to find one cheap

[pak1802]

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Oxygen-Gas-Welding-Regulator-Twin-2-Gauge-Single-Stage-2066-GC000-/400242290941?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item5d304cb0fd

Is this one ok . If not what should I look for . Cheers Paul

[reefergeek]

yup just have to make sure the bottle has the same fitting as mine has a male thread thats a male for a female bottle

[pak1802]

yup just have to make sure the bottle has the same fitting as mine has a male thread thats a male for a female bottle

Thanks for that , my bottles are all female .

[Tangman]

All gas bottles are female its so the threads dont get damaged in transit. Twiggy

[reefergeek]

Apart from co2 extinguishers and the 6ft ones i used to work with they housed a huge metal cap to protect the valve unit

[pak1802]

Ive got a co2 extinguishers , so will this be male .( theres always one )

[reefergeek]

Mines male lol, just knocked mine over tonight on the outhouse whilst trying to fix the psu in the dodgy sly box knackered one of the bloody gauges shall have a look tom to see if its repairable