Recent content by parvo

It took a couple of hrs. to put together. I let the reactor sit overnight after I glued the acrylic to the pvc. KorbinDallas if you want to make one let me know I was thinking about making another one. I have extra pipe. I am going to make a mini with a sand filter I had lying around.

Thats the idea. use it up and buffer.

good ?

the flow is from the pump on the right to the bottom of the left chamber up through the media out and down to the right chamber, through the media and out and down to the pump. the blue line from the left chamber to the 1/2" pvc on the right is a recirc. line for the co2. the 1/2" pipe is the...

Parts and source all pvc was purchased at lowels and home depot 2 - 4" pcv flange w/ knockouts intact 4 - 1/2" 90's 1 - 1/2" cross slip x slip x slip x slip 1 - 1/2" 90 male thread x slip 3 - 1/2"slip x 1/4"thread 2 - 1/2" ball valve 4 - 1/2" male thread x 1/2" slip 1 - 1/2" T slip x...

They are expansion plugs I got from aquatic ecosystems. (no metal parts, only plastic and rubber) They are easy to use, just turn the wing nut.

The pvc is standard 4" pvc you can buy at Lowels or Home Depot the black caps I bought at Aquatic Ecosystems.

I finished my 1st calcium reactor a few days ago and it is filled and running. The 2 chambers and plumbing cost me around $100. The co2 tank, regulator and needle valve cost about $100 as well.

here is acrappy diagram of a sump

i jsut made a fuge/sump from a AGA here is a pic

sump layout

Depending on the flow you are probably going to need to drill more holes

Your biggest problem with air may come from the protein skimmer effluent.

The worm looks like Eulalia viridis. From "The Modern Coral Reef Aquarium" Vol.3 it states " The basic diet for these bristle worms is dead or dying organisms (Vine, 1986), which can create some concern among aquarists. Although some species look very dangerous, they are quite harmless."

here is a sketch of what I would of done differently