CA Reactor plans - Page 2

BMW Rider · #11 12-04-2005, 01:26 AM

Thanks for all the tips, just what I was looking for. The design is the one from Melev's site. The link is in the original post.

The sorftware I used for the drawing is QuickCad. It is made by Autodesk, the makers of AutoCad. It is much the same to use, just much more basic. The files can be compatable with AutoCad also.

StirCrazy · #12 12-04-2005, 04:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Dabbler

When I saw the one you are building on Reef central I made one. It does work well....but the one problem I found is on the down draft side , after a few months the substrate will compact and you will get a reduced flow. There was enuf reduction for an air bubble to form and I could see the water just dripping through.

So I built a new one with these plans, also from reef central http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh...hreadid=587186 It works well

for anyone in the Vic area I can get a price on these houseings from my supplier and see how cheap I can get them in they are interested in them, or even just to add a nother filter to the RO unit.

Steve

KrazyKuch · #13 12-05-2005, 02:00 AM

Hey Dab Quick Question how did you attach you John Guest Fittings to the PVC "T"s???

Dabbler · #14 12-05-2005, 02:08 AM

I used threaded T's

Dabbler · #15 12-05-2005, 02:12 AM

the only thing Iu would change it the style of "container". I would go to one that threads on instead of this style of 1/4 turn....just for a better seal, I had a few leaks

BMW Rider · #16 12-20-2005, 05:48 PM

Its all finished and running. I still have to tune it in, that will take a couple of days or more of monitoring to get it just right. It appears to be working fine though. I ended up going with the Eheim 1048 pump. I got the tank from J&L as it was way cheaper than anything I found locally, plus I was ordering the rest of the equipment from them anyway. The gasket material is a silicone baking sheet from Canadian Tire I bought for $9.95 (nice green colour too). It is very pliable and seals perfectly and there is enough left to make 2 more gaskets.

You can see in this picture the space constrainst I had which dictated the smaller size of the reactor.

A couple of detail shots of the plumbing. The water is fed from a valve tapped into my return line form the sump. The return goes into the refugium.

Gizmo · #17 12-27-2005, 08:07 PM

Hey Dabbler, can you post your parts list? or PM thanks