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    diy calcium reactor help

    Its alive! Well its mechanically complete. I don't have it up on the tank yet. I bought the gen-x reg bigt it is comming tomorrow. here are some pics of it filled up
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    Ipod

    Don, I did a few informational pages about podcasting because I am podcasting our daily announcements. http://www.ejhs.k12.vt.us/EHS/home/podcast/pod.shtml There is a howto on the first page and the second page tells you how to listen to the podcasts without itunes. My tutorial is setup if...
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    air skimmer for 300g setup

    Cool, I am thinking that I am going to have to make a separate ozone reactor. I could upsize the line from the skimmer but I don't feel like messing with it. Thanks Tom
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    air skimmer for 300g setup

    Mojo, why masking tape? Just curious. Got another small issue. I am pretty sensitive to ozone. I just started running it in the skimmer. i sealed it up so that no air is leaking out. I also put carbon on the output of my collection bucket. Because I buttoned it down so much it seems that the...
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    air skimmer for 300g setup

    Yeah I am just running the pump with the standard filter that came with it. not nearly good enough. I will get a better filter. I got everything cleaned and back together. and it is working well again. the rattle in my air pump was a ball bearing that is at the end of the piston. it needs to...
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    air skimmer for 300g setup

    Stones were pretty clogged. So I cleaned them the best I could with vinegar. I hooked the air pump up and it made bubbles. I haven't got it back together to test it totally yet. the air pump seems to be making abit more noise than it used to but i dunno. I cracked the collection cup off the s...
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    air skimmer for 300g setup

    No not yet, I will tear it apart when I get home. I noticed it last night and it was too late to mess with it. other than pulling apart the air pump. I am not sure how I can unclog the airstones if they are clogged? I think you are supposed to clean them in acid? But it was a very abrubt stop...
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    air skimmer for 300g setup

    thanks cause! My air pump quit today. It won't take any pressure. It didn't seem like the diaphragm was toast. It still runs and will put out air without pressure but won't put any air through the stones? I will get a diaphragm kit, I hope that is the issue. If not yikes i might have to spring...
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    diy calcium reactor help

    Last night. Took out the router and flush trimmed the top flange. Came out okay. Then I drilled the unit for the uniseals. After that I glued in the divider and let it set. In the spirit of using scavenged parts for this reactor I searched my bins of leftovers and found that I have six 1/2"...
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    diy calcium reactor help

    Some build pics. gluing the sides together. This is after they are glued and are curing. Gluing the bottom. I set it in place then glue then add some weight after a short time. This is the divider/baffle. I drilled one bigger hole in it to feed a 1/4"hard tube in for the effluent...
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    diy calcium reactor help

    Co2 doesn't pressurize the reactor it just dribbles in co2 a bubble at a time. Thats what the reg is for it restricts the pressure of the co2 so that it doesn't all come out at once. He was talking about restricting the output of the reactor. So say if you put a mag 12 dolphin or whatever...
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    diy calcium reactor help

    So upsize the upflow. Will do. I am using 3/8" for the lid so it is pretty sturdy. Not sure what I am using for bolts but will probably use 1/2"ers I think I still have enough kicking around from the skimmer. if not will have to order some. 1/4" acrylic and 1/4" nylon bolts are hard to get a...
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    diy calcium reactor help

    I ended up cutting the body of the reactor. After I cut it I realized how bad the blade is on my table saw. yikes. But I am not after any awards for beautiful acrylic construction here. As long as it holds water I am fine with it. I taped up my first joint and grabbed the bottle of solvent...
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    diy calcium reactor help

    So I started cutting today, I am going to have a 8 3/4" square base and lid. Just cause that is what I had left over of 3/8" stuff. I cut the pieces for that but didn't start on the body cause I had some running around to do. I am going to make it a little bit shorter and alittle bit smaller...
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    diy calcium reactor help

    Perfect! You da man! I can put a capped tee on the output of the pump to make sure that the pump is full of water so that it can be primed and not have any air collect there. I'll have to track down that irrigation valve. I remember liking the top of the jetstream reactor. Will look at that...
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    diy calcium reactor help

    Time to make my calcium reactor. I am thinking of building a version of the DJ88 reactor. http://www.melevsreef.com/dj88.html It is square split down the middle so it is both updraft and downdraft. this is my first calcium reactor but i understand how they work i just need a little help ironing...
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    New Skimmer for DaCube

    Wow that alita is like double my lt19. Should have plenty of air. Great job guys! Tom
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    air skimmer for 300g setup

    or the skimmer?
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    air skimmer for 300g setup

    The tube fairy leaves it under my pillow. :) I got my first section off a guy on RC. then I bought a tube 13' from a local sewer suppy. then sold it to a couple people and ended up with a 5' section for my self that is just waiting for skimmer #2. But this one is doing a kickin job so I am in...
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    air skimmer for 300g setup

    Vertical, I still don't know how I run them horizontal and keep them spaced right. I might try if I make a new one. Tom
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