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 out the mods i am making.
I am going to modify his reactor so that the bottom is not up on stilts and the fittings will come out the bottom side of the reactor and not the bottom.
I also want to mount the pump on the side of the reactor. Instead of horizontal on the ground. Just to have a tidier unit. I look at the koralins and they are mounted on the top which I think is really cool. would like to make a squat kalk reactor that way.
here are some design pics. just to show the pump mounting. That is what I am most concerned about. I don't think plumbing it through the side will cause any issues but I could be wrong.
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 out the mods i am making.
I am going to modify his reactor so that the bottom is not up on stilts and the fittings will come out the bottom side of the reactor and not the bottom.
I also want to mount the pump on the side of the reactor. Instead of horizontal on the ground. Just to have a tidier unit. I look at the koralins and they are mounted on the top which I think is really cool. would like to make a squat kalk reactor that way.
here are some design pics. just to show the pump mounting. That is what I am most concerned about. I don't think plumbing it through the side will cause any issues but I could be wrong.