turning seaclone into phosphate reactor

[Percula9]

I took a tap water filter that I had bought years ago to make water for my tank. It turned out to be impractical. I modified it to become a phosban reactor. The pump sits in my sump connected to a ball valve to control the flow. Water comes up from the bottom and fluidizes the phosban. The return flow feeds back into my filter sock. At least it didn't turn out to be a waste of money. I guess you could modify a clone to do the same thing.

 

[saveafish]

OMG. The seaclone is now worth something. How about thoes apples.

 

[trae]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12022788#post12022788 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by saveafish
OMG. The seaclone is now worth something. How about thoes apples.

I was thinking the same thing. Probably have to adjust it every hour or it floods the tank with micro bubbles. :lol:

 

[ct67-72]

I think in my situation its a little more ideal as its going on a 10gal remote display fuge thats full of water. I can run it as a hang on with out the water splashing down out of it.
BUt after everything else Ive done to this stupid thing chances are I turn it on and it blows water out the top or something lol. I have my fingers crossed

 

[Drag Racer]

thats funny

 

[Drag Racer]

Anything yet? Anyone try it yet?

 

[billford]

im waiting for the phosban. but it seems like the mj1200 might be too much flow.what do you think?

 

[ct67-72]

I just got mine done, I havent got to try it yet but heres the pics
it seems pretty simple, I removed the tubes from the center, and cut a piece of filter foam to fit the bottom. I stuffed the foam down using the center tube, filled it with phosgaurd, (because it was cheaper than phosban I cant imagine it being to different) and put another piece of foam on top of it. It will be running on my 10 gal display fuge that I am setting up now so hopefully shortly Ill put it to the test. looks good though
skimmer appart

bottom with no tubes

first layer of foam

second layer going down

using the tube

all done

 

[muelpaul]

That's pretty close to what I did, and mine is working great.
You can check it out here...
http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1272750

 

[Drag Racer]

Nice...cant wait to see it in and working. Muelpaul...Does that make alot of noise with the water falling that far? I suppose you can make a ramp out of acrylic that the water can flow down to keep down salt spray.

 

[muelpaul]

Thanks Drag Racer, it actually is pretty quiet...but the 2 (Mak 4) pumps and 2 drain lines bubbling into the sump drown out all other noise.
I did think of making a ramp for it out of some left over acrylic, but it is quiet enough for me.

I made this because I had the old seaclone laying around...but I may go to a bigger fluidized reactor in the future.

 

[ct67-72]

just got it running, perfectly quiet on my setup and seems to work like a champ

 

[hunter4268]

I turned mine into a carbon reactor this weekend. The inside diameter of the seaclone is 3 inches. Went to lowes and found 2 inline PVC screens, bacisally it looked like a PVC drain cover with a ring around the outside. I cut the ring off and it fit in the seaclone perfectly. added some spong on top of the first drain, add carbon them sponge and second screen. Hooked up the MJ1200 that came with it and set it in my 100 gallon rubbermaid sump.

 

[Drag Racer]

Thats great. Pics would be cool. I want to do something like that but I will be too busy the next few weekends to even attempt this.