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Old 01-19-2004, 12:00 AM   #1 (permalink)
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diy calcium reactor

i was just wondering if anyone on this board makes diy calcium reactors fs. i really need one but dont want to have to pay a bazillion dollars for a brand new one. if you do contact me by reply or pm, thank you.
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Old 01-19-2004, 01:34 AM   #2 (permalink)
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here are a couple of links...they're kinda lengthy....
http://reefcentral.com/forums/showth...hreadid=243755
This one is a pretty interesting design...insanely long thread tho'
http://reefcentral.com/forums/showth...lcium+reactors
and here is the link to the search I did @ RC....
http://reefcentral.com/forums/search...by=&sortorder=
better get there in hte next couple of days tho'...RC moves things around and links will quit working after a while....
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Old 01-19-2004, 04:25 AM   #3 (permalink)
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Old 01-19-2004, 05:54 AM   #4 (permalink)
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check out stoneyreef.com.
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Old 01-19-2004, 08:29 AM   #5 (permalink)
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check out stoneyreef.com. Very good prices.
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Old 01-19-2004, 09:13 AM   #6 (permalink)
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Here is a guy that builds a really good reactor:
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Old 01-19-2004, 09:32 AM   #7 (permalink)
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I've heard that stoneyreef.com is the place to go!

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Old 02-12-2004, 02:43 PM   #8 (permalink)
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I have constructed a couple of reactors myself, please feel free to send me e-mails with questions, maybe I can help You out.
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