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StirCrazy 08-18-2002 11:09 PM

Ca Reactor built tonight
 
well I finaly got off my A$$ and made a Ca reactor, I started off with a 2nd stage I bought from Bruce, and transformed it into a reactor.

I incorperated a CO2 recirc also.

the reactor tube is 4" dia x 18" high and I am using a mag drive 3 for recirc.

Steve

StirCrazy 08-18-2002 11:57 PM

Ca Reactor built tonight
 
Doh, I forgot the pics LOL
http://members.shaw.ca/stircrazy/ca/reactor.jpg
http://members.shaw.ca/stircrazy/ca/top.jpg
http://members.shaw.ca/stircrazy/ca/bottom.jpg
http://members.shaw.ca/stircrazy/ca/pump.jpg

Steve

kris 08-19-2002 01:36 AM

Ca Reactor built tonight
 
prety colours [img]smile.gif[/img]

looks good steve.. when you building mine :D

Islander 08-19-2002 03:03 AM

Ca Reactor built tonight
 
looks good steve.
Let me know how it works, will you?
My DIY reactor is going to be similar like your.
Where do you get the host fittings?
http://members.shaw.ca/kcnet/bottom1.jpg

Cheers,
Ken

StirCrazy 08-19-2002 03:13 AM

Ca Reactor built tonight
 
I got them at Prostar, they are John Guest fittings.

Steve

Delphinus 08-19-2002 11:25 AM

Ca Reactor built tonight
 
Looks really good, Steve.

For the piece where the John Guest fitting "T" connects to your PVC, are you using an off-the-shelf bushing or did you have to make your own (using a male threaded end cap, drill out the appropriate size hole and then tap-n-die the threads into that)?

Aquattro 08-19-2002 12:23 PM

Ca Reactor built tonight
 
Tony, those are off the shelf fittings.

StirCrazy 08-19-2002 08:08 PM

Ca Reactor built tonight
 
Quote:

Originally posted by Reef_Raf:
Tony, those are off the shelf fittings.
<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">yup, they are all John guest fittings, the one you are talking about is a "T" with a stem adapter to go to the 1/4" pip thread from the pvc bushing.

Steve

fishboy 08-19-2002 09:02 PM

Ca Reactor built tonight
 
Looks great Steve. Is your output off the bottom or top? Just wondering what might be more efficient. Mine outputs from the top.

StirCrazy 08-19-2002 09:09 PM

Ca Reactor built tonight
 
ya my output is off the top. if the out put was on the bottom you have a risk of setting up a syphon and emptying your ca reactor.

Steve


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