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04/06/2009, 10:40 AM | #1 |
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My DIY Nano Carbon Reactor
Yesterday I decided to try to build a little Carbon reactor for my AP24. This this is what I came up with and it worked.
I took a old siphon hose and connected it to a small pump. The I cut two peices of acrylic using a 1.25" hole saw. I drilled small holes in each of the peices. I placed one of them down at the bottom of the chamber and the other I connected to a thin peice of PVC. That way Im able to pull the top peice out to change the carbon. I tested it before putting in my tank and it seemed to work perfect. The carbon tumbles really well. It fits right in the back chamber of the AP. Here are couple pix.
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04/06/2009, 11:02 AM | #2 |
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Very interesting...Nice DIY!
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04/06/2009, 01:12 PM | #3 |
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Nice work...looks like a Sapphire Reactor! I heard that you should not let carbon tumble though...it can break apart and the fines can get loose into your tank....perhaps simply load it up with carbon.
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04/06/2009, 02:45 PM | #6 |
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I see!! Thanks man. I fixed that buy just adding a little more carbon and pushing down the top peice of the unit.
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BTW, I got motivated by this post so I mod'd my Sapphire reactor to now run GFO and Carbon....I'll take a pic later but it seems to be working very nicely.
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04/08/2009, 05:50 PM | #8 |
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sweet John nice build!
I have heard you do not want Phosphate media to tumble but not carbon but chrishet has a point:0)
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Thanks Justin- I have seen a huge change in my tank since I have been running this. I see the biggest diffference has been how clear the glass has been. I was having to clean it just about everyday before. Its been 4 days and I have not had to clean it once.
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Curious about this and I know it’s old but does the water just spill over the top?
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