Cost Poll

titus · #1 12-13-2001, 05:00 AM

Hello,

Just want to do a little poll here. If we are to build a calcium reactor with 6"OD cast acrylic tube, keyholed flange, die cut gasket, bubble counter, all necessary plumbing, tubing, excluding the CO2 gear and reactor media. How much do you think it'll cost you? Oh please include the price of an Eheim 1250 pump as well. Just material and machining cost, with no labour included.

Aquattro · #2 12-13-2001, 05:22 AM

Titus, as we were discussing, I use extruded tubing. I can get it for 18/ft. I use 1 sq. ft. of black 1/4" acrylic sheet at ~$8/ft. (when sold by the cut ft.)Bubble counter is about $3 total. 6 each of screws and wingnuts at 0.19/pc. PVC plumbing I figure is less than $20 with service joints. Gaskets are hand made from 1/8" neoprene @ 5.98 sq. ft. This gives me a total of ~4 gaskets when I use the "scrap" for other things. MAG 2 pump is $65. I haven't got the tubing yet, but I expect below $10. This puts me at no more than $140. The one I am currently building was made from off-cuts so was a bit less.
Not exactly a Canreef reactor, but it will dissolve Ca++ and put it in my tank.

smokinreefer · #3 12-13-2001, 05:48 AM

i may be off base here, but...dont you have these prices/cost values already?

anyhow, if WE were to build one it would cost me whatever the person who built it for me charges [img]images/smiles/icon_wink.gif[/img]

i do have the pump already tho, so i would guess $100-150.

StirCrazy · #4 12-13-2001, 10:17 AM

hey Brad, I was told yesterday to try capital Iron or indufast for the nylon screws..

Steve

Aquattro · #5 12-13-2001, 11:22 AM

Steve, home depot has nylon screws. I was just looking for them in black. Turns out that the black ones are just dyed that color and I can do that myself.

DJ88 · #6 12-13-2001, 11:23 AM

Brad where are you getting 6" tubing for $18 a foot?

Aquattro · #7 12-13-2001, 12:56 PM

Darren, I got mine at Plexi-Klass on John St. The guy there has been great with help and advice. I'm new to this acrylic fabricating stuff and needed some advice on a few things. The owner actually brought me into the shop to show me how to do some stuff.
Industrial Plastics charges that for 4" tubing. I try not to shop there anymore as they are fairly pricey. I hear that there is a place on Keating X Rd. that is pretty good too.

DJ88 · #8 12-13-2001, 01:16 PM

Sweet.. any minimum length?

ldzielak · #9 12-13-2001, 01:55 PM

Brad,

Do you have a ph# for Plexi-Klass? I would like to call and see if they would ship me 2 sections (4" and 6"). Also I have seen on some DIY pages that "service joint" can be used on the top of the reactor. Large one of course and only using the halph with the oring. This looked like less work than key hole designs, but could cost more I would think.

Lee

Aquattro · #10 12-13-2001, 02:10 PM

Lee, they don't have any more in stock, but I'm going to order some and can probably send some to you. How much of each do you need?

Darren, not sure about min purchase since they had the lenghts I needed as "scrap". I'm sure we can pool together to meet a minimum, if needed.
I work just around the corner so I'll go by at lunch and see what I can order. I need a few feet of each for now.