dansemacabre
Aquarium Advice Freak
Calcium Reactor...
Ok, so, what I understand is that there are a few types of Calc reactors...the kind I'm interested in is the one that uses CO2 to lower ph in a control zone, 'causing the water to eat away at some form of aragonite substrate in the control zone, which then raises the ph before it leaves the control zone and adds Ca? Is this correct? They have a relatively inexpensive CO2 creator at one of the LFSs around here... Would I be able to rig that to a container holding substrate and make sort of a Ca reactor? Or does anyone here know of/have any simple DIY plans to make one? Thanks!
Also - If you have an old refridgerator, that's currently being used to hold a keg (complete with CO2 tank and a tap on the front door of the fridge!!! ) could you make another hole in the side, run some piping through it, back out, then across some heaters (to ensure the water was at a minimum temp) as a chiller? I know it's not really cost effective, but I was wondering. If not, as in the case of the Ca reactor, does anyone have/know of any DIY plans for those? I'm going to be getting my MH setup soon, and I don't want to end up paying $600 for a water cooler! Thanks a lot!
Ok, so, what I understand is that there are a few types of Calc reactors...the kind I'm interested in is the one that uses CO2 to lower ph in a control zone, 'causing the water to eat away at some form of aragonite substrate in the control zone, which then raises the ph before it leaves the control zone and adds Ca? Is this correct? They have a relatively inexpensive CO2 creator at one of the LFSs around here... Would I be able to rig that to a container holding substrate and make sort of a Ca reactor? Or does anyone here know of/have any simple DIY plans to make one? Thanks!
Also - If you have an old refridgerator, that's currently being used to hold a keg (complete with CO2 tank and a tap on the front door of the fridge!!! ) could you make another hole in the side, run some piping through it, back out, then across some heaters (to ensure the water was at a minimum temp) as a chiller? I know it's not really cost effective, but I was wondering. If not, as in the case of the Ca reactor, does anyone have/know of any DIY plans for those? I'm going to be getting my MH setup soon, and I don't want to end up paying $600 for a water cooler! Thanks a lot!