Kalk Reactors question

[Elite]

How does it work??..

 

[sfsuphysics]

Well you have this container, and it has a drip valve into the sump, then it's plumbed with a pump which continuously mixes the stuff inside (or hooked to a timer or something to do it occasionally).

 

[capescuba]

There is no such thing as a kalk reactor as far aas i know. You probably mean a kalk mixer, which is simply a container that mixes Kalk with RO periodically. Top off water is then taken from the top of the mixer and replaced by fresh RO.

 

[Elite]

they call it Kalk reactor
http://www.aquaticsystemsdesign.com/kalkreactors.php


How long the pump last on these unit?

 

[capescuba]

I built mine from scratch - bought/made all the pieces and have small mag as the pump - run it for ~ 1/2 hour in the morning and the same in the evening. Pump should last for a long time at that rate!

And it would only be a reactor if there were some kind of reaction taking place But, as far as I know there is no reaction, just mixing

 

[Elite]

cool.. Wanna post some pic of your mixer "reactor" .. how hard is it to make?

 

[sfsuphysics]

Well isn't the calcium hydroxide reacting with the water?

Also I think the point is that the thing remain more or less airtight so you don't get that layer of prescipitate(?) on the surface. (Reduction of CO2)

 

[sidog1]

I thought when you drip kalk, you dont want the residue on the bottom so I'm unclear at why a kalk reactor is good. someone set me straight?

 

[capescuba]

The whole point of the mixer is to, well, mix, then let the sediment settle while the drip is done from the top.

I'll post some pics in our DIY forum on BAR

 

[Elite]

Cool .. I will post more questions there