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So I have been asking questions and for assistance in a DIY CA reactor here on the forums. Well I am to Build time. SO here are some of the pictures of the project coming together. Here are some of the Pictures This is of SOME of the parts.

Originally Posted by TurningTim Mine pc is still in the clamp. But I glued a pipe on a sheet of acrylic so I'll fill the pipe and see if it holds water. I'm sure it will.... Well the issue that I had was that the OD of the acrylic was 3 1/4 and not 3 1/2 so I could not fit it on to the PVC...

So I went to the hardware store. And now I had to revamp the whole situation. I now had to move up to a 4" PVC. Here is a Pics of the Parts. Its not clear but hey if I can get it to provide calcium. So I will be creating a DIY on the CA reactor.

Originally Posted by SnakeBlitz33 Do you know if it is a water tight seal yet or not? That I do not know. This is just 2 strait flat pieces 1 PVC and 1 acrylic that I had.

Originally Posted by SnakeBlitz33 So, did you all figure out that you could use weld on #16 or not, connecting PVC to Acrylic? I'm curious now. YES you can. I tried it out with a test piece. I then drilled a hole in each side. It is now holding up a 20lb Weight from a rack in my garage. It...

Originally Posted by SnakeBlitz33 I'm going to make a DIY Ca reactor, recirc protein skimmer and phosphate reactor. :D :D I think I'm going to go with all acrylic work. If it turns out, I'll post pics of all the steps. Where did you get the acrylic tubing from? Ummm I can't say the website...

Originally Posted by TurningTim Not surprised its extruded. No worries it will work but is a bit brittle and you must be careful drilling holes in it. Is this 1/8" wall? Great deals...... I think I've bookmarked 3-4 from this thread! Thanks a bunch! Tim Yea But I am not drilling in that. That...

Originally Posted by SnakeBlitz33 Yes, I believe it is the cost. one 5' tube of 1/8" thick 3" pipe is about $80 whereas 10' of 3" clear PVC tubing is $126,... you can get two or three projects done at the same time, and you can put everything under pressure. Wait What?????? 10' of 3" clear PVC...

Originally Posted by SnakeBlitz33 Thanks for answering guys! I honestly don't know. I'm a traditionalist, meaning PVC with PVC only, CPVC with CPVC only, Acrylic with Acrylic only... yadda yadda yadda... If you want clear PVC parts, here's a pretty good site: (I know for a FACT that this...

Originally Posted by TurningTim OK will do. But I think you'll be good. You have a bunch of surface area for the glue. #16 doesn't dry to fast so you should be able to get it together w/o it setting. What are you using to cap the closet flange. Looked at those when I was building my skimmer b/c...

Originally Posted by TurningTim Are you doing PVC pipe to flat acrylic? B/c I have pvc and acrylic and #16. I could slap a test pc together if you like? Well What I will be doing is this I want to attach a Closed toilet flange (PVC) with coupling to a Clear piece of 3"x12" acrylic tube If...

Originally Posted by TurningTim Force what are you trying to do? It would be easier to know what application we're talking about. In my case, I just used it to glue a acrylic cup to a pvc riser for my skimmer. Just needed to hold skimmate. Now its been about 5 years and I doubt that even if I...

Originally Posted by TurningTim I have used Weld-on #16 to bond arcylic and PVC but in very limited use. I'm not sure I would trust anything under pressure......... Thoughts on this?

Originally Posted by nitschke65 BTW, if you're going to search google for info use "acrylic" instead of "plexiglass" which is a brand name. Ahhh That makes sense why I could not find the info.

Originally Posted by nitschke65 I have experience with acrylic and pvc, but have not personally bonded the two together. I did see the "handiwork" of a friend, who did it with cpvc adhesive, and I was not particularly impressed with his rusults. If I was going to do it, I'd invest in something...

Originally Posted by SCSInet I've personally never seen an RO system produce 0 TDS. My source water is about 60, and my product water is about 4. IMO if your source water is 315 - that's pretty bad - so your product water having 13 is probably pretty decent. Perhaps others can chime in on...

Question can a Clear plexi tube be bonded to PVC via the PVC glue? I want to know b4 I try it and ruin it. If not what can I use that would be salt water friendly and survive 520+Gph?

Ok so i figured out that the Calc Reactor that I am making will work for a tank up to about 300 to 400G. This is more then enough for the 110. I figured it out by searching the Reef Octopus. I found the Closest to what my dimensions were (the CR-100) Now the tank rating is without the duel...

Originally Posted by florida joe some info that may be helpfull It seems that the ph of the reactors effluent tends to be low 6.2 to 6.7 some people have added a second chamber filled with calcareous media in a series so that the water passes from the first chamber to the second before passing...

Originally Posted by SnakeBlitz33 PVC Cement and Cleaner is the ONLY thing that can secure PVC to PVC securely enough for a pressurized water tight seal. And yes, Unions are best to take PVC apart. When you buy them, take it apart and look inside to make sure the gasket is in there. A few...