A big ol' fluidized carbon reactor

[H20ENG]

Just sent this to a buddy. Body is 6 x 6 x 24"H. Plumbing is 1/2".
Played with gluing the bottom angle rather than bending it. I used a 45degree router bit then glued it up. Pretty tricky, but good for honing those acrylic skills The bottom is 1/2" thick material to take the wear from the gritty carbon.
Sorry for the crappy pics.

 

[sherm71tank]

Nice work but won't the carbon slowly wear down into dust?

 

[Karl K]

I'll bite and watch this one

 

[H20ENG]

Sure, over time, but you'd change it by then.
This is also good for any fluidized application- bio, phosphate removers, etc.

 

[MarkS]

Chris, you make excelent stuff... But.. You need to work on your photography skills.

 

[H20ENG]

I could probably glue my camera to some acrylic pretty well

 

[Avast Marine]

Could I get a little more detail on this How has it performed over the last 18 months?

 

[AcroSteve]

What was the gasket? O-ring in a groove, or what?

 

[Avast Marine]

I was kind of curious as well about the O-square Also the inlet pipe goes through the V in the bottom plate correct?

 

[H20ENG]

Real simple I rabbeted a groove around the opening and siliconed in some 1/4" O-ring stock with DC795. Works like a champ.

I built it for easttn, who said it worked great. I think he sold it along with all his stuff and its still running today.

The pipe on the bottom is perforated to spread the flow. Once it hits the Vee, all the media fluidizes at that point.
HTH,
Chris