bshumake
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I have noticed that keeping my pH stable (and in the 8.0 range at the very least) has becone a bit of a problem. I've been dosing some 2 part to keep it where it needs to be, but this is really only a band-aid till I built a secondary chamber.
I snuck off to Lowes last Saturday and found exactly what I needed.
This build consists of the following:
2' section of 3" PVC (couldn't really afford the 4" presently)
PVC toilet flange (with knock-out intact, inside will fit a 3" pipe, outside fits a 4")
3" PVC cap
and a pair of JG fittings I had laying around. http://www.freshwatersystems.com/p-3021-stem-elbow-connector-polypro-14-stem-x-14.aspx
It's fairly self explanitory from here. I glued the section of 3" to the flange, making a foot of sorts. Then found a drill bit the same diameter as the stem and drilled a hole through the side of the flange and through the pipe. The stem was pressed snugly into the hole and turned so the speedfit end was pointing up. Then I drilled another hole in the center of the cap and pressed the other stem into it.
The Cap fits tightly over the pipe but since it'll be sitting in my sump i'm not gonna worry about gluing it.
My Ca is putting out a drip a second, so I'll plug some 1/4" poly hose into the bottom elbow, fill the pipe with more reactor media, and stich a shorter piece of hose in the cap's elbow. That piece will hang down towards the water level so I can see the drips.
The secondary chamber will give the low pH effluent more linger time with the media, bringing up the pH.
I snapped a couple pix with my phone since the digital camera is broken and will get them on here as soon as I can.
B
I snuck off to Lowes last Saturday and found exactly what I needed.
This build consists of the following:
2' section of 3" PVC (couldn't really afford the 4" presently)
PVC toilet flange (with knock-out intact, inside will fit a 3" pipe, outside fits a 4")
3" PVC cap
and a pair of JG fittings I had laying around. http://www.freshwatersystems.com/p-3021-stem-elbow-connector-polypro-14-stem-x-14.aspx
It's fairly self explanitory from here. I glued the section of 3" to the flange, making a foot of sorts. Then found a drill bit the same diameter as the stem and drilled a hole through the side of the flange and through the pipe. The stem was pressed snugly into the hole and turned so the speedfit end was pointing up. Then I drilled another hole in the center of the cap and pressed the other stem into it.
The Cap fits tightly over the pipe but since it'll be sitting in my sump i'm not gonna worry about gluing it.
My Ca is putting out a drip a second, so I'll plug some 1/4" poly hose into the bottom elbow, fill the pipe with more reactor media, and stich a shorter piece of hose in the cap's elbow. That piece will hang down towards the water level so I can see the drips.
The secondary chamber will give the low pH effluent more linger time with the media, bringing up the pH.
I snapped a couple pix with my phone since the digital camera is broken and will get them on here as soon as I can.
B
