DIY kalk reactor idea.
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sammy33
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<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8777236#post8777236 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by JustOneMoreTank
Good job Sam. Looks like you have it pretty well figured out.
I really appreciate your contributions to this thread. Thanks for posting the pics and taking time to explain things. I saw also the thread on ASMAS as well.
Roland Jacques
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HA bet they though you were trying to get rid of a body with all that
I did not think of that :lol:
It does not help when i look like Osama bin ladin ether.
Theirs a lot of ATL folks on this thread that kind of rare for RC.
EnderG60, & sammy33
Your occupation says fish sales ... where do you guys work?
rdmpe
i posted the same question on chem fourm before i saw your thread
http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=8780649#post8780649
JustOneMoreTank
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Decomposes and breaks down tissue rapidly.
Roland Jacques
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JustOneMoreTank
thanks a lot for this reactor option.
I had a lot of canisters lying around doing nothing. thanks to your heads up I put 3 to work yesterday. I am using three just to see if the 2 second or third canister will use up any kalk. I figure that will kind of tell me how saturated the water exiting the first canister is. im also considering using my 20"di canister for this instead they look as if they should hold 3 to 4 Xs what a 10" will holds.
Im going to change to 1/2 or 3/8 CPVC for the down tube I just used what i had for now, 3/4" thinwall pvc.
thanks a lot for this reactor option.
I had a lot of canisters lying around doing nothing. thanks to your heads up I put 3 to work yesterday. I am using three just to see if the 2 second or third canister will use up any kalk. I figure that will kind of tell me how saturated the water exiting the first canister is. im also considering using my 20"di canister for this instead they look as if they should hold 3 to 4 Xs what a 10" will holds.
Im going to change to 1/2 or 3/8 CPVC for the down tube I just used what i had for now, 3/4" thinwall pvc.
JustOneMoreTank
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Hey nice job. Three in a row is a bit overkill/redundant but hey... if you already had them laying around it wont hurt. Instead it will just go longer between needing to be refilled.
Good picture as well.
Good picture as well.
Roland Jacques
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Three 10†in a row is an experiment in a way. I want to see if the lime in the second canister gets use up at all. I figure if it does start to get used that will tell that the water coming form the first canister is not fully saturated.
Any opinions about weather Kalk in these canisters should be saturate with water for a period of time before starting it on the system, or at least shaking with water in it first before starting it on your system. I think their may be pockets that are still dry and over that first 12 hour period.
The third canister was empty when I started this up. I only let it sit about 30 minutes. I tried to dip it a little fast at first (25 GPD), and the powder in the third section was the result. I think it was more about the powder not being fully saturated before I started it, then anything else.
Anyway I have to say this is the best DIY project I think ive seen on RC ever, cheap, EASY, and very helpful. If the water is fully saturated, (and it seems to be). This DIY is better than the any $$$ reactor IMO.
Any opinions about weather Kalk in these canisters should be saturate with water for a period of time before starting it on the system, or at least shaking with water in it first before starting it on your system. I think their may be pockets that are still dry and over that first 12 hour period.
The third canister was empty when I started this up. I only let it sit about 30 minutes. I tried to dip it a little fast at first (25 GPD), and the powder in the third section was the result. I think it was more about the powder not being fully saturated before I started it, then anything else.
Anyway I have to say this is the best DIY project I think ive seen on RC ever, cheap, EASY, and very helpful. If the water is fully saturated, (and it seems to be). This DIY is better than the any $$$ reactor IMO.
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Afishianado
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so , is anyone using this with a purely gravity fed system or is everyone pushing it with a pump?
Roland Jacques
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Afishianado
Mine is RO pressure right now. but reading back it seems that some are gravity fed.
The only possible problem I see with gravity is when your putting it together that the hole don't get packed/clogged.
JustOneMoreTank,
I think the Water filter canister deserves it's own thread FWIW.
Mine is RO pressure right now. but reading back it seems that some are gravity fed.
The only possible problem I see with gravity is when your putting it together that the hole don't get packed/clogged.
JustOneMoreTank,
I think the Water filter canister deserves it's own thread FWIW.
RV8tor
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I have always been reluctant to dose kalk in my evaporation water because I evaporate about 5 gallons a day because of lack of knowledge on my part. Currently my RO/DI water goes to a 45 gallon reservoir for my evaporation that has a float valve and then is gravity fed to my sump to replenish the evaporation. I also use this water for mixing my salt for water changes (in another container of course). When I do water changes I typically use up 32 gallon of the reservoir water to mix my salt with, I love the idea of this but I still have a few questions.
Is it OK to dose Kalk in this much evaporation water?
Assuming I just mix the Kalk with an additional RO/DI canister to go into my 45 gallon reservoir? Can I use kalk water for mixing salt for my water changes.
Sorry for the elementary questions, thanks for the help.
Is it OK to dose Kalk in this much evaporation water?
Assuming I just mix the Kalk with an additional RO/DI canister to go into my 45 gallon reservoir? Can I use kalk water for mixing salt for my water changes.
Sorry for the elementary questions, thanks for the help.
cdentii1
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That in not a elementary question at all, well at least IMOP as I also was wondering the same or does salt mix have everything needed in it I use I/O and also know the Reef Crystals has added calciums and additional trace elements as well, so my guess would be to determine the needs would require some additional testing such as PH, Alk, Calcium to determine your water parimentiers my Guess would be no in most cases you would not use it for making up fresh sea water however the only way of knowing for sure is testing.
There I go again and I hate it when I do that and answer my own question within the question LOL.
cdentii1
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That in not a elementary question at all, well at least IMOP as I also was wondering the same or does salt mix have everything needed in it I use I/O and also know the Reef Crystals has added calciums and additional trace elements as well, so my guess would be to determine the needs would require some additional testing such as PH, Alk, Calcium to determine your water parimentiers my Guess would be no in most cases you would not use it for making up fresh sea water however the only way of knowing for sure is testing.
There I go again and I hate it when I do that and answer my own question within the question LOL.
rdmpe
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You couldn't mix new salt water with the kalk water. I'm not sure what would happen but I imagine it would not be good. You'd probably just get a lot of precipitate and way too high PH... This question needs to go to the chemestry forum for a real answer.
Also, I think if you run your makup water through the kalk reactor before it goes to your resevoir, it will loose some strength as it absorbs co2 from the air while sitting in the resevoir. If the container is fairly tight though then that might not be too big of a problem. Again though, ask in the chem forum for a better answer.
Whether or not running all of your topoff water through the kalk reactor would be ok - that depends on your system volume and demand. Probably better to start with a small pump like an aqualifter and pump in a fixed amount per day and monitor the results. Then you can do controlled increases and see how it goes, working your way up to the total topoff amount...
I sure wish my canister filters were clear. Mine aren't though, so I can't see what's going on inside...
pimp2daizzo
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looks good i think im going to make one soon
pimp2daizzo
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looks good i think im going to make one soon
pimp2daizzo
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looks good i think im going to make one soon
