My New SPS Reef
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reef-newbie-11305
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nice setup and progression.... sooooo jealous. could you tell how or where you got the materials for the kalk doser/ dripper in your earlier pictures... I'd like to make one myself but can't find any info on it....
thanks, Mike
thanks, Mike
joao junior
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denadai,
you still use biopellets??i pm you,thanks.
you still use biopellets??i pm you,thanks.
Denadai
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So far so good. Go ahead. The good thing is that you can feed more
I will try to post the parts this weekend
Best Regards
SaltwaterAdict
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True, I think that may be overkill. I believe in sizing a skimmer from my experience..it's good to go a little larger double the rating is a good rule of thumb. Now tripling is another story..
SaltwaterAdict
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Such a clean unique tank. Neat overflow design! Really digging the corals.
SaltwaterAdict
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Thank´s guys !
This is my float, and I did a little kalk reactor, dripping all day long. I think this is a good ideia to keep ca and alk , easy to do, cheap and efficient.
This is a genius mini kalk reactor! Neat idea.
Denadai
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This is the first time I´m using siporax. My NO3 hits 0 in 30 days in this tank. Since day one I´m using in this tank
I´m not using bio balls here, not the same as siporax
Best Regards
reef-newbie-11305
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nice setup and progression.... sooooo jealous. could you tell how or where you got the materials for the kalk doser/ dripper in your earlier pictures... I'd like to make one myself but can't find any info on it....
how does it work? gravity fed or what?
thanks, Mike
how does it work? gravity fed or what?
thanks, Mike
reef-newbie-11305
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hope you don't mind, but still have some unanswered questions on the diy kalk reactor.
1. on the drip valve is there a reason for it being on the input side and not on the exit side?
2. is the yellow tube inside the reactor the same as the regid tubes? if not, anything special about it?... (like size, holes in it, how far down in the container does it go?, you know just the basics)
3. on the exit side how far down does the rigid tubing go in the reactor?
4. what causes the kalk to exit the reactor? (internal pump, pressurized container or what?)
5. how often do you have to add kalk to the reactor?
6. when adding more kalk, do you take the reactor offline and let the newly added kalk settle and then put back online or just open, add, close while its still online?
7. on the yellow tube (on the input side) is the kalk supposed to be a certain level on the tube for reason?
8. does any of the powder come out of the exit side or is it pretty much contained in the reactor?
9. can you post a picture of the inside of the reactor or a picture of it open so us newbies can see the inner workings?
sorry for so many questions but really interested in doing one of these.... small and compact and seems to be easy to work with....
1. on the drip valve is there a reason for it being on the input side and not on the exit side?
2. is the yellow tube inside the reactor the same as the regid tubes? if not, anything special about it?... (like size, holes in it, how far down in the container does it go?, you know just the basics)
3. on the exit side how far down does the rigid tubing go in the reactor?
4. what causes the kalk to exit the reactor? (internal pump, pressurized container or what?)
5. how often do you have to add kalk to the reactor?
6. when adding more kalk, do you take the reactor offline and let the newly added kalk settle and then put back online or just open, add, close while its still online?
7. on the yellow tube (on the input side) is the kalk supposed to be a certain level on the tube for reason?
8. does any of the powder come out of the exit side or is it pretty much contained in the reactor?
9. can you post a picture of the inside of the reactor or a picture of it open so us newbies can see the inner workings?
sorry for so many questions but really interested in doing one of these.... small and compact and seems to be easy to work with....
DML08
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its really easy, the reactor is gravity feed, the amount is controlled by the valve that is to the right, that's the input, water comes in through there into the reactor, the yellow tubing is connected to the input and takes the water to the bottom of the reactor to help "mix up" the Kalk, then "Pushed" out to the left (Output) think of it as a kalk dripper, something similar to this if ya will...
http://www.reefkeeping.com/issues/2004-06/nftt/
http://www.reefkeeping.com/issues/2004-06/nftt/
reef-newbie-11305
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on your example the input you blow in to start the drip.... on his its connected to a down drain of some sort. on your example the one rigid line goes all the way down on the exit side... seems to be opposite in his illistration.... his is different from what you show, so its not the same as you say..... thats why i ask him for help and diagram....
reef-newbie-11305
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so you're saying that both rigid lines run down to the bottom of the reactor?
Denadai
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Yes, that is right , simple like that
You can do your own kalk dripper easily. Just take a bottle, do two holes on the top , conect a rigid tube and a hose and it´s done
I think this pic explain :
http://img864.imageshack.us/i/kalkreactor.jpg
About the siporax, very happy with. I added another box
http://img858.imageshack.us/i/img1238b.jpg
Best Regards
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