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Old 10-11-2002, 05:34 AM
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Originally Posted by EmilyB
A little birdie told me you can build a reactor out of a tomatoe juice can, an old fire extinguisher, some rope, a tractor tire, an old toothbrush and some washing soda, then you won't maybe need to own a pH monitor

I don't have one, btw... :P
that won't work. IMHE I have found that the rope losens in a short time causing the tire to slide to fare from the extinguisher.. this allows the toothbrush to slide out of the can and as a result the washing soda doesent get mixed up which leads to a low alk output. to corect this you need to put a couple wraps of duct tape over the rope to secure it good and act as a secondary fastener.

another trick I have learned is to use a aquafresh brand tooth brush, the flexable neck alows it to move and make up for slight vibrations.

hope this helps
Steve
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