Thread: CO2 scrubber
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Unread 01/06/2011, 11:22 AM   #81
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Originally Posted by frofan View Post
Aren't the DI canister filters capable of handling high water pressure? If so, a near zero air pressure should result in an in-line air flow through the canister. Here is a link to the canister.

http://www.bulkreefsupply.com/store/...raises-ph.html
Well yeah, that scrubber kit would work great. But notice there's a tube in the middle of the filter itself, allowing air to be drawn through large parts of the media at once. For anyone who wanted to buy bulk sodasorb you'd have to re-create this tube yourself either from plastic, cardboard, etc. Air comes in through the middle, and down out through the tube and the sides of the container, scrubbed, and then out. You unfortunately can't just pack the cansiter full of media, screw it on and hope for it to work.

We use similar designs for our own custom acrylic canisters. If you want something nice and pretty, you could do that, but if you want something that works and is cheap, the 2L bottle method is probably more where it's at


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