DIY carbon / phosphate reactor

[cl0wn]

right, this thread has been a while in the making. first you'll need lockable spaghetti container, i picked these up for £2.39 each. unfortunately as rare as rocking horse 5h1te.



drill 25mm hole with spade end drill bit.



cut half(ish) of the thread off a 22mm tank connector. 50 ish p from various places.



put a washer either side of the plastic container and screw connector in place. they can be tightened with a spanner, sideways in the case of the nut at the bottom of the container.



cut some sponge to size. the sponge i'm using for the bottom is not as fine as the top sponge, this should allow better flow from underneath, and prevent media going into the tank.



and the finished article. ain't they purdy??!?




i will prolly run a thin bead of sealant around the lid seal just to be on the safe side. may even make a disc with holes drilled in to spread the flow up through the media a bit better. then it just needs to be wet tested.


also think that this basic model could be adapted to make a kalk stirrer, or a calcium reactor. maybe even a zeovit reactor.

[elliee]

very well done thats the muts nuts and with a small pump it should work a treat
glyn

[cl0wn]

cheers, just need to get some reducers or hosetails, and they should be ready(ish) for andy and lee.

[dollydip]

as usual peter a quality diy from yourself :bowdown::bowdown:well done mate :D:D:D:D

[cl0wn]

wondered where you had gone to, you just logged off when i posted the thread. what pump do you have to feed them and what size pipe (eheim i presume).

[dollydip]

depends on how i do it mate will have to ring you tomorrow if your in do i take it then you dont need me to do the solvent tests for you now????

[dollydip]

will ring lee in the morning theer is a box of pumps etc i put in his shed we should see whats in there

[cl0wn]

wouldn't mind for eric's kalk reactor and for future reference. thanks bud.:D:D

[Tangman]

Looks like Deltec have some fierce competition there m8, they look the dogs m8. The connecters you have used are ordinary plumbing fittings, so you should find hose tail connecters to glue in so you can fasten a pump on. Twiggy:D:D

[mousehunter22]

Plenty of room in my sump for the wet test if you like matey;):D

Also il dig all the pumps out of that box Andy and see what works ect...:D:D