any plans for a fluidiser?

[stegoodall]

does anybody have any plans for an easy DIY fluidiser for rowaphos?

cheers
stephen

[johnl69]

i have. im at work now ill see if i can find em when i get home

[stegoodall]

cool, thanks a lot. theres no rush though :)

[johnl69]

heres the plan i made for a rowaphos reactor
http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k48/johnl69/IMG-2.jpg

I took this to a plastic company and they made it for me for £30. Although I am friends with the owner:D

I've just seen the perfect container for making a reactor with, A spaghetti jar, A glass jar with a plastic screw on lid would be perfect if you drilled 2 holes in the lidused bulkhead fittings a few lengths of plastic pipe and some filter foam voila a reactor for under a tenner:eek:

[stegoodall]

i was thinking about spaghetti jars, just dont know where to get one from, i think you can get ones with clasp lids, they look like they could work well :)

nice diagram john :)

[MR Teee]

I ran a spaghetti jar fluidiser for a while on my first tank. worked fine. It had one of those clamp on lids though instead of a screw in one.

I made a new one last year from scratch. Almost exactly the same as what John posted above. Works just as well. The materials were bought from Ebay.

Ste, Asda and Home Bargains get them in from time to time. Tends to be the cheepie shops that has them in.

[stegoodall]

i'll keep an eye out for one, i tend to avoid going shopping though :p

[stegoodall]

http://www.ikea.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/CategoryDisplay?cattype=sub&topcategoryId=15570&categoryId=16468&parentCats=15570*15671*15964&storeId=7&catalogId=10103&langId=-20
ah hah....if the link doesnt work, go on ikea site and search for SLOM
i have 2 of these, http://www.fishfurfeather.com/fff-hosetail-16mm-12-p-4798.html would they be any use?

[MR Teee]

I'd gor for a plastic one, its gonna be really hard to drill the holes for the hosetails on those Ikea ones.

[stevieh]

some good ideas there lads thanks:)

[stegoodall]

i think i might get a ikea one and see if my dremel will do it, if not then its only £2 wasted lol, and i'll keep looking for a plastic one :D

[boshank23]

why not drill a hole in the top and bottom of the tub it comes in, silicone the pipe connectors in and do it as an in-line type jobbie. i guess a very low output PH could be used something like a 300LPH

[nick]

Some good plans for a spaghetti jar reactor
http://www.reef-eden.net/diy%208.htm

Nick