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dgasmd
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I am working on it as we speak (literally). AES sent me a dead air pump, so I am in the process of sending it back and getting a replacement. Everytime I tried to plug it in, it would trip my breakers and would make an elecrocution sound at the outlet.
I was going to originally use ver long (12") air stones, but in reality they are way too much. I scaled it back to 6" air stone and likely will end up with a final number of 7-8, which means 3.5-4 CFM. That is a gargantous amount of air in case nobody realizes. In all reality, likely too much air. I am putting in a valve so I can bleed air out if necessary.
I was going to originally use ver long (12") air stones, but in reality they are way too much. I scaled it back to 6" air stone and likely will end up with a final number of 7-8, which means 3.5-4 CFM. That is a gargantous amount of air in case nobody realizes. In all reality, likely too much air. I am putting in a valve so I can bleed air out if necessary.
Lunchbucket
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it thought it would be funny to say that i had a BK running on my 58gal...sorry it wasn't that funny 
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zenzence
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Hey everyone,
I need a little help with my geo reactor. I really like my reactor got a good deal online! Thanks Tangboy! Has been working like a charm till now. I cant figure it out the co2 tank is 1/2 full. I adjusted the effluent rate to about 30ml per minute and two days later its down to about 5 maybe ten ml per min. I cleaned everything I could think of cleaning. Lets say the gauge on the co2 went bad,could that be the problem? Bad feeder pump? circulation pump? Thanks for the help
I need a little help with my geo reactor. I really like my reactor got a good deal online! Thanks Tangboy! Has been working like a charm till now. I cant figure it out the co2 tank is 1/2 full. I adjusted the effluent rate to about 30ml per minute and two days later its down to about 5 maybe ten ml per min. I cleaned everything I could think of cleaning. Lets say the gauge on the co2 went bad,could that be the problem? Bad feeder pump? circulation pump? Thanks for the help
Lunchbucket
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what is you problem w/ the reactor??? you dont' say what the problem is just that he co2 is 1/2 full...so...it will still work
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Travis
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zenzence, I just got done working throught the exact same problem with my reactor (different brand). I fought it for about 4 weeks. I would set the effluent rate in the AM and by PM it would be about 1/3 as fast as it was set at. Every single day the same thing kept happening. Finally figured it out. My feed pump is a mag 2. It pushes water through 1/4" RO/DI tubing to the reactor. When it gets to the reactor it goes through a JG ball valve before going into the reactor. A small piece of valonia had gotten stuck in the ball valve and was causing the problems. Cleaned it out and everything has been fine since. I would check every bit of your plumbing to and from the reactor to check for a blockage.
reefrubble
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Alberto, do you have that bad boy running yet?
dgasmd
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When something can go wrong, it WILL go wrong!! So, it turns out the iwaki 40 I had been saving to feed the skimmer is now dead! I am getting another pump from a fellow reefer locally. Also, my kalk reactor is now empty, my alk is 6, and the solenoid (I sincerely despice these things!!!) is stucked off, so no Ca reactor. Worse part is that I can't find a single place with a gauge/regulator only. I am going to try to get one from a brewing place so I don't get it with a solenoid, which I find it to be the biggest waste of money ever to begin with. The saga continues!!
reefrubble
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I got my regulator at a beer supply house. They are a lot less expensive, when you get them from one of the beer supply stores. Ted
dgasmd
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OK, so I finally finished the skimmer. All that is left to do is to pop it in place and turn it on. I was going to try to do it tonite, but before I put the skimmer in place I need to tend to other stuff around where it is going to be located. Night time is the worst time to be moving important things or experiementing with anything. So, I will leave it for after wook tomorrow. I will post some pictures after I fire it up and will update after so many hours.
Here are just a gew shots of what it looks like now.
Thia is the drain line. I will eventually connect it directly to a bucket.
This is the air pump I ended up with. At 2.6 PSI of depth (depth inside the skimmer and resistance from airstones) it should be able to pump 3.5 CFM. That is exactly what the stones add up to.
This is the air supply manifold. It has a check valve to prevent water from back syphoning into the air pump ruining it. The T witht he valve is to be able to bleed air out as necessary. Since it is lower than the rest of things, if the check valve leaks, water should leave from there before reaching the pmp too.
This is the feeding pump. I will feed approx 750-800 gph plus whatever it takes for the wetneck to work.
Drain pipe
I ended up with 6 airstones of the 6" type. Each is rated at 0.5 CFM max.
Feeding port with wetneck valve
Originally, I was going to put in 8 airstones, but as you can see the lower part of the manifold would ahve hit with the drain elbow. So, I took the middle 2 of the lower section out.
Tomorrow,
Lift off !!!!!!!!!!!!!
Here are just a gew shots of what it looks like now.
Thia is the drain line. I will eventually connect it directly to a bucket.
This is the air pump I ended up with. At 2.6 PSI of depth (depth inside the skimmer and resistance from airstones) it should be able to pump 3.5 CFM. That is exactly what the stones add up to.
This is the air supply manifold. It has a check valve to prevent water from back syphoning into the air pump ruining it. The T witht he valve is to be able to bleed air out as necessary. Since it is lower than the rest of things, if the check valve leaks, water should leave from there before reaching the pmp too.
This is the feeding pump. I will feed approx 750-800 gph plus whatever it takes for the wetneck to work.
Drain pipe
I ended up with 6 airstones of the 6" type. Each is rated at 0.5 CFM max.
Feeding port with wetneck valve
Originally, I was going to put in 8 airstones, but as you can see the lower part of the manifold would ahve hit with the drain elbow. So, I took the middle 2 of the lower section out.
Tomorrow,
Lift off !!!!!!!!!!!!!
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reefrubble
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Outstanding Alberto, I can't wait to see it in action. Ted
Lunchbucket
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WOW...gonna have enough air in there?? can't wait to see the pics!
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dgasmd
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The cost of the skimmer is something that will not help you as had a deal on our own. You should contact him directly and work it out with him based on the specifications of the particular skimmer you have in mind. The only think I seriously wished I had is a funneled top. He got a vaccum former at the time of the skimmer being shipped, so I may still ahve him somehow make me one and retrofit it later on.
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