CO2 scrubber

[spstimie]

http://www.reefbuilders.com/2009/08/11/co2-scrubber-mcu-research-promises-raise-ph/

The best part is It just got released and I already figured out the DIY:rollface:

 

[Jeff]

Hello from Chicago!
I saw that and drooled over it since it would help my low ph problem. The problem in my case is that it would probably exhaust in a month and the refills are expensive. It looks to be a modified RO/DI chamber with some kind of media. I am running around 225 gallons of water thru my system which, I belive, would kill that thing rather quickly.
Please let us know what you figured out .

 

[stugray]

You are talking about "Soda-lime".

It is also used in re-breathers for regenerative scuba systems.

Stu

 

[reefsafe]

Be careful guys. This product has a patent pending and DIY'ing does violate patents. Just a heads up.

Mike

 

[Jeff]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15520021#post15520021 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by reefsafe
Be careful guys. This product has a patent pending and DIY'ing does violate patents. Just a heads up.

Mike

Good point but it would be nice to be able to at least get the media cheaply.

 

[stugray]

"Be careful guys. This product has a patent pending and DIY'ing does violate patents. Just a heads up."

Yes but this is another case of "been there done that".

You cannot ( let me rephrase - SHOULD NOT be able to ) patent something that has been done for MANY years.....

Scrubbing CO2 from water is not a new technology.
Just because someone comes along and says "AS IT APPLIES to AQUARIA" does not mean you thought of something "novel".

If you get a patent for that NOW, it just means the patent office has run AMOK.

Stu

Dont even get me started over the "Solaris LED suit", or the "Recirculating Skimmer" patent.

 

[spstimie]

That is why I did not respond to someone asking me what I know. If it only took me 24 hours to figure it out then the information is available.

 

[stugray]

I say good luck with their "Patent Pending":

http://www.extendair.com/productfrm.html

You can get the cartridges or bulk scrubber material even cheaper than they are charging:

http://www.divegearexpress.com/rebreathers/absorbent.shtml

Stu