Korallin Calcium Reactor
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Dag
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Jose,
Do I want the 1/4" FNPT x 1/4" FNPT? If so, the PP valve or the PVC valve?
http://www.usplastic.com/catalog/pr...SPlastic&category_name=15615&product_id=15616
Thanks.
Do I want the 1/4" FNPT x 1/4" FNPT? If so, the PP valve or the PVC valve?
http://www.usplastic.com/catalog/pr...SPlastic&category_name=15615&product_id=15616
Thanks.
jdieck
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Material wise Polypropylene and PVC they are both salt water compatible, PVC is a bit cheaper.
Regarding the connection it depends on what you are using for the effluent. If you are using 1/4" flex hose I would get the barbed one and if you are using the 1/4 tubing (Like the one in the RO/DI units) I would use the 1/4" OD John Guest push in quick connector.
You can get the 1/4" Female threaded NPT ones but then you will need an adaptor from the 1/4"FNPT to whatever you are using as a hose.
dragon_slayer
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to any pressure above the internal pressure of the reactor.
kc
kc
dragon_slayer
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they average 10 psi roughly. all my needle valves aren't exactly alike so the pressure is different on each to best match how the needle valve works best.
kc
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cdraughon
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Now that I am back home, I have setup my reactor...maybe.
I purchased an American Marine PH Controller because I could not get the bpm and drip rates set consistantly. I set the drips to a "broken stream" and the bpm to about 20. Using these settings, the tank dkh was 11.8 with ph of 8.1. Everything seemed to be goin fine until this evening.
I noticed the chamber had backed up with CO2 preventing the eheim pump from circulating. The aqualifter pump also is no longer working properly. Its output is about 1 drip per minute. This pump mybe part of my original problems.
Two questions: How can I evacuate the built up CO2? How do I connect a MJ to the input? Is there a fitting? Something easy to setup not requiring taping the output of the MJ?Will this piece work? http://www.marinedepot.com/md_viewItem.asp?idproduct=LL1114
This is the most unsatisfying $700 dollars I have ever spent, aside from taxes.
Thanks, Chris
I purchased an American Marine PH Controller because I could not get the bpm and drip rates set consistantly. I set the drips to a "broken stream" and the bpm to about 20. Using these settings, the tank dkh was 11.8 with ph of 8.1. Everything seemed to be goin fine until this evening.
I noticed the chamber had backed up with CO2 preventing the eheim pump from circulating. The aqualifter pump also is no longer working properly. Its output is about 1 drip per minute. This pump mybe part of my original problems.
Two questions: How can I evacuate the built up CO2? How do I connect a MJ to the input? Is there a fitting? Something easy to setup not requiring taping the output of the MJ?Will this piece work? http://www.marinedepot.com/md_viewItem.asp?idproduct=LL1114
This is the most unsatisfying $700 dollars I have ever spent, aside from taxes.
Thanks, Chris
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jdieck
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Try using the effluent output that comes from the top of the chamber rather than the other one. this way any potential CO2 accumulation will be released with the effluent.
For connecting the powerhead there could be many ways, take it with you to your hardware store and look around. I am sure you will find something that could work even a series of different diameter pieces of hose one inside the other could work.
I love the reference to taxes.. :lol:
cdraughon
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Thanks Jose. I tried closing the main output and opening the one on top. No change. I think the aqualifter is casuing the problem. Its output is very low, and the internal pressure of the reactor is pushing back on the pump.
Is there another way to evacuate the reactor?
edited: I got the CO2 out the top output. It took a while. We'll see what happens.
I heard it warmed up a little up there
Is there another way to evacuate the reactor?
edited: I got the CO2 out the top output. It took a while. We'll see what happens.
I heard it warmed up a little up there
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reef addict uk
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What a great thread! Thank god a UK marine forum member pointed me in this direction.
I've just opened the box of a korallin 1501 CA reactor, co2 bottle and guages and have it spread out over the floor of my living room. Hopefully this thread will be a great help to me (once I've read through it completely!) in putting all the bits together and setting it up. I'm a complete beginner to calcium reactors having dosed kalk for the past 2 years but with 5 clams and quite a few SPS I think this is the way forward for me.
cheers, I'm pretty sure I'll be asking a few questions when I get round to putting it all together.
Mark
I've just opened the box of a korallin 1501 CA reactor, co2 bottle and guages and have it spread out over the floor of my living room. Hopefully this thread will be a great help to me (once I've read through it completely!) in putting all the bits together and setting it up. I'm a complete beginner to calcium reactors having dosed kalk for the past 2 years but with 5 clams and quite a few SPS I think this is the way forward for me.
cheers, I'm pretty sure I'll be asking a few questions when I get round to putting it all together.
Mark
reef addict uk
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All piped up now and running, apart from making a mistake using RO tubing for the CO2 which sprung a leak, I think everything is ok. I put a reducing T piece on a powerhead to the calcium reactor pump as advised but if it's only for extra push, I don't think it needs it, even though it's being pumped up 3 foot to the tank. The pump that comes with the reactor is a 600lph eheim. Is there any other reason for an additional pump to be used?
Not running any CO2 through it yet, I'll run it untill tomorrow night then start playing with the gas!
cheers,
Mark
Not running any CO2 through it yet, I'll run it untill tomorrow night then start playing with the gas!
cheers,
Mark
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