kpk
Active Member
All I can say is...No wonder they are so expensive...
I started my project last Friday, and now I am finally done except a few tweeks here and there and setting it up.
It has been quite the adventure. Can't wait to get the ca kick'n and my sps start growing.
For the past few months since I have gotten into sps I have been just adding a two part ca/alk liquid. I finally got the the point where I couldn't stand spending so much money and having to mess with it everyday. So about 2 weeks ago I started planning my diy hoping to save big money, but as it progressed I started looking into cast acylic etc and I spent a little more than planned, but still saved about 100 bucks or so. I guess I could justify that saying I have enough left overs to build a kalk reactor to go along with the ca reactor.
For the mixing pump I am using a mag3 reverse flow from bottom to top of reactor. It is made with 4-1/2"x18" clear cast acrylic tubing. The base and the lid base are made with black cast acrylic sheet 1/2" and the lids with 1/4" black acrylic sheet. Using John Guest speed fittings should be pretty easy maintenance. Also used uniseals for the mixing pump intake and outlet.
For the Co2 system I ordered a regulator/bubble counter/Co2 solenoid, and a Milwaukee ph controller for 100 bucks on ---- (thoguht that was pretty decent). Also got a 5lb. Co2 bottle and 2-1/2 gallons of reactor media.
If anyone has questions and/or comments please tell me/ask me about them.
Kyle
I started my project last Friday, and now I am finally done except a few tweeks here and there and setting it up.
It has been quite the adventure. Can't wait to get the ca kick'n and my sps start growing.
For the past few months since I have gotten into sps I have been just adding a two part ca/alk liquid. I finally got the the point where I couldn't stand spending so much money and having to mess with it everyday. So about 2 weeks ago I started planning my diy hoping to save big money, but as it progressed I started looking into cast acylic etc and I spent a little more than planned, but still saved about 100 bucks or so. I guess I could justify that saying I have enough left overs to build a kalk reactor to go along with the ca reactor.
For the mixing pump I am using a mag3 reverse flow from bottom to top of reactor. It is made with 4-1/2"x18" clear cast acrylic tubing. The base and the lid base are made with black cast acrylic sheet 1/2" and the lids with 1/4" black acrylic sheet. Using John Guest speed fittings should be pretty easy maintenance. Also used uniseals for the mixing pump intake and outlet.
For the Co2 system I ordered a regulator/bubble counter/Co2 solenoid, and a Milwaukee ph controller for 100 bucks on ---- (thoguht that was pretty decent). Also got a 5lb. Co2 bottle and 2-1/2 gallons of reactor media.
If anyone has questions and/or comments please tell me/ask me about them.
Kyle
