DIY Calcium Reactor.

[Phang]

Robe,

I will be getting the m,aterials for my DIYed Calcium Reactor soon...

Need to know whether which is more efficient, water flow form top down or down up...??

Control of effluent form output to sump or input from sump....

THese are the materials I'm getting...

2 x 4 inches endcaps..

4 inch 20 inch length clear PVC

1 x 2 inch thread cap (for calcium input)

1 x 8 inch endcap .

procedure would be

1) drill 2 holes on top cap... one 2 inches for the threaded cap and one 16mm hole for a coupling for water output.

2) drill one 16mm hole at base cap and a larger hole on the 8 inch encap.

the base cap will rest on the 8 inch cap will will house the eheim 1060 or Hailea 6510 beneath..

will post pics once the set up is done....

Any comments????

[Phang]

Jus been to Hai Cheong today,

Will collect the parts for assembly tommorow.

Parts done are

1) 2 x 4 inches endcaps.... top can with a 2 inch thread cap and a 13 mm hole, the bottom cap with a 4 inch 13mm pvc pipe welded in.

2) 20 inches long 4 inch diameter Clear PVC....

and the rest of the materials will be from hardware stores.

Btw, material and partial labour cost is $69..... <_<

[BarraCudaTM]

I dont really trust hai cheong after they tried to chop me selling me the pvc glue at $4 whereas nextdoor's selling $2+

[Phang]

Hi Guys, Got the parts already....

Spade have taken pics of the parts before assembly.....

Hope he post them up soon.......

Anyone interested in DIYed Calcium reactors????

[spade]

here is a pic for all the parts, sorry Phang no editing tools at home to add in the seq no

[spade]

this is the final look

[alvy]

nice diy, clean and functional...looks very capable of handling a heavy calcium load!

2 question..if both ends are sealed, with 1 small screwcap on top wun unloading of old media be difficult?? also..how is maintenance done, say if something get choke at the bottom of the chamber that prevent proper dissipation of CO2 gas??

but this is one neat and inexpensive DIY!!

[spade]

This is a re-post with label on the parts. Now we wait for the owner for explanations

[Phang]

nice diy, clean and functional...looks very capable of handling a heavy calcium load!

2 question..if both ends are sealed, with 1 small screwcap on top wun unloading of old media be difficult?? also..how is maintenance done, say if something get choke at the bottom of the chamber that prevent proper dissipation of CO2 gas??

but this is one neat and inexpensive DIY!!

Alvy,

The screw cap is sized at 2 inches, big enough for media to go in and out easily....

Having the entire cap as a screw cap is not feasible as this would require the output to be placed at the side of the cap.... CO2 trapping would occur resulting in a requirment for a CO2 bleeding valve.....

In regards to choking, that is roughly prevented by the white piece A and B... in the previous post....

The Cap A has slits in the sides... 4 small holes would be drilled at the top to facilitate some water movement thru the cap top....

The piece B is basically a extended plastic piece glued to the bottom forcing water flow to be channelled upwards ... this water flow would then be forced into the reactor thru the 4 small holes and sideways thru the slits...

Thereby reducing any substrate or choking...

A additional elbow is fixed to the input so must have substantial media leftovers of at least 1.5 inches before any choking can happen....

[Phang]

This is a re-post with label on the parts. Now we wait for the owner for explanations  

Hi All,

Before I forget....

The parts listed are

A and B ) Plastic strainer...(most hardware stores have them)

C) 13 mm Coupling

D) 2 inch thread cap on 4 inch endcap

E) 13mm pvc pipe welded into 4 inch endcap (2.5 inches protruding out and 1.5 inches protruding in with a elbow on the inner pipe

F) 20 inches long 4 inch diameter Clear PVC....

[mv3i]

count me in lah .... but can ask the dimension first ..... also where do you guys get the rest of the material ???? and phang how much did you spent on the DIY reactor in total ( Everything in)

thanks

[spade]

user acceptance testing (in the kitchen ... )