korallin 1502 reactor help

[Neal Flomenberg]

I've purchased and assembled my reactor. Have purged all the air from the system with good water flow in and out. The CO2 seems to be a problem. While I have bubbles in the bubble counter of my regulator, the CO2 does not seem to be flowing through the buble counter on the calcium reactor. Rather the CO2 seems to be getting sucked into the pump with the inflow water. I say this since if I turn the CO2 up too much (in an effort to see anything in the bubble chamber), instead you get the characteristic sound of air in the pump.

I can't see any obvious reason the CO2 is not going through the bubble chamber, and any thoughts would be appreciated.

Thanks,
Neal

 

[kgross]

You will not see the CO2 in the chamber. It gets dissolved into the water as it goes into the reactor. It is doing just exactly what it should be doing.

Kim

 

[crab0000]

Here's all the info you will ever need on the 1502 http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=770351

 

[Neal Flomenberg]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11702368#post11702368 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by kgross
You will not see the CO2 in the chamber. It gets dissolved into the water as it goes into the reactor. It is doing just exactly what it should be doing.

Kim

Thanks. What is the purpose of the clear plastic chamber with the central thin plastic tube which is part of the inflow assembly?

Thanks again,

Neal

 

[kgross]

From looking at the picture, the small tube inside the plastic chamber is the tube the co2 comes into the bubble counter from, the outer tube is the actual bubble counter so you can see the bubbles coming out of the smaller tube. But to be honest this is a guess from looking at the picture.

But from your description I think your reactor is working correctly you just need to get it tuned up.

Kim

 

[chris4869]

Where did you connect the CO2 line to the reactor? I hope you connected the CO2 line to the bottom of the reactor bubble counter instead of the input of the pump.

 

[Neal Flomenberg]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11705898#post11705898 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by chris4869
Where did you connect the CO2 line to the reactor? I hope you connected the CO2 line to the bottom of the reactor bubble counter instead of the input of the pump.

The CO2 is indeed attached to the CO2 input line which from the picture is at the TOP of the bubble counter. I have no idea how this could inverted to make it the bottom.

Neal

 

[Neal Flomenberg]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11703421#post11703421 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by kgross
From looking at the picture, the small tube inside the plastic chamber is the tube the co2 comes into the bubble counter from, the outer tube is the actual bubble counter so you can see the bubbles coming out of the smaller tube. But to be honest this is a guess from looking at the picture.

But from your description I think your reactor is working correctly you just need to get it tuned up.

Kim

Can't see anything coming out of the smaller tube. It appears filled with water and incoming CO2 doesn't seem to be displacing anything out of the smaller tube.

Neal

 

[kgross]

Do you see CO2 bubbles anyplace in the reactor?

 

[SDguy]

So you are using two bubble counters, one on the regulator and one before the inlet to the reactor?

 

[Neal Flomenberg]

The e-mail below arrived from marine depot. I'm not sure if the thin tube was too long (as I did trim it) or had simply become dislodged from the cap (as it was loose on removal). Once trimmed and firmly reseated, I now have CO2 traveling down the thin tube and bubbling appropriately in the counting chamber. Now to the task of tuning the reactor.

Thanks to all,
Neal


Hello Neal,

Thank you for your Email. I have actually seen this occur many
times. What you will need to do is take the bubble counter which is located
on the Reactor and you will have to remove the threaded fitting which is on
top of the bubble counter, at this point, you will remove the cap which is
attached to the clear tube which descends down the column of the bubble
counter and you will need to cut off about a 1/4" of the tubing to allow
your C02 to pass through. What is happening is that the clear tubing inside
your bubble counter is actually bottoming out against the bottom of your
bubble counter, this is causing it to seal tight. This is actually a
manufacture defect, the only issue that has occurred with these units. It is
a simple fix, just remove it and cut 1/4" off the bottom and put it back in
place and you'll be back up and running in no time. If you have any further
questions or concerns please feel free to ask. You can reach me directly at
extension 692, as I am here to help. Take care and thank you for choosing
Marine Depot.

Grant Lubbock

Tel: (714) 385 0080 ext 692

Fax: (714) 385 0180

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