Frankie's 120gal. glass experiment - Page 102

JWarren · 05-12-2008, 01:06 AM

Dual media with CO2 on the pump side?

You are connecting them together yeah? Tube across the top?

or....

Are you going to make me wait for a thread to get the answer?

Frankie · 05-12-2008, 08:56 AM

No thread for this one. The pictures should be enough if anyone wants to copy it.

No tubes on top. That would defeat the purpose. I want easy access. Both sides are up flow. One with co2 the other to buffer the ph back up before hitting the tank.
Stay tuned....

JWarren · 05-12-2008, 09:39 AM

Couldn't see how the tube without the pump hooks up, so I take it you are not finished yet and are teasing the heck out of us! OK! I see how you are now!

Alright I'll Stay turned.

Triggerjay · 05-12-2008, 09:54 AM

Great work once again Frankie! I have thought about adding a second chamber to mine,... but my PH is ok, so I don't know if I will..

Jason

Craig Manoukian · 05-12-2008, 10:31 AM

You da magician brother Frankie, super sweet CA mobile!

Frankie · 05-13-2008, 01:02 AM

Thanks everyone! I am having fun building and designing these things. I have modified both the skimmer and the reactor just a bit from the models i have copied. I am hoping that building them will one day lead to my own design. This ca++ reactor has been my biggest challenge yet. Most reactors are down flow and covered with all kinds of junk making it hard to service. This one is an up flow on both chambers. I might need to have one tube coming out of the top of each for co2 build up release. That is one of the flaws i am seeing with the Barr design. I am getting most of my info from three other reactors and bringing them all into one unit. Fun fun!

Pictures again tomorrow. Tonight i made the bubble counter.

Varga · 05-13-2008, 01:07 AM

If you send me your skimmer and reactor, I volunteer to test them and post the result on RS at no charge to you!!

JWarren · 05-13-2008, 01:47 AM

Oh man! I was waiting for that!

BarbMazz · 05-13-2008, 09:16 AM

I hadda come post on this thread because then I will be counted as one of the Great Important People on RS.

Nice work on the reactor, Frankie... you know I think you're an artist! You think you're ever going to try to market some of your designs? I'm thinking not since you're posting them here, but I think you certainly could!

kathywithbirds · 05-13-2008, 09:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BarbMazz

I hadda come post on this thread because then I will be counted as one of the Important People on RS.

hhmmm. OK, now I'm important too.

I'm sending Mike over here to see how to build his own stuff, he wants to start on a DIY skimmer.

BTW, Frankie, I think you need a nano.

sasquatch · 05-13-2008, 09:41 AM

Yeah Frankie I wanted to feel GREAT today but after looking at your new reactor I will mumble a wow looks great! and stupidly ask HOW?? feel free to PM me a flamer lol, I can take it

Frankie · 05-13-2008, 09:43 AM

Thanks Barb. according to the patent office, if i have dated pictures of my creations (pictures here online) I will never have to worry about some one stealing my idea. A patent is for marketing. I have no desire to turn my hobby into work though.
Kathy i have one. It's in my attic

Frankie · 05-13-2008, 09:45 AM

How what O hairy one?

Triggerjay · 05-13-2008, 09:50 AM

hey frankie, you could tap the lids of the reactor, and put some 1/4" jayco valves on it, and just open them up once in a while when you get air buildup.. basically a purge valve..

Jason

Frankie · 05-13-2008, 10:32 AM

Or i could plump the lines down to the pump feed and recycle it continuously

05-12-2008, 01:06 AM	#1516 (permalink)
JWarren Reef Lobster Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Port Saint Lucie, Florida Posts: 1,425 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Frankie's 120gal. glass experiment Dual media with CO2 on the pump side? You are connecting them together yeah? Tube across the top? or.... Are you going to make me wait for a thread to get the answer? __________________ John Typhoon RO/DI filter unit. My Saltwater web site. Help build ReefPedia!

05-12-2008, 08:56 AM	#1517 (permalink)
Frankie Angel Girl's Daddy Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: The End Of The World Posts: 8,555 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Frankie's 120gal. glass experiment No thread for this one. The pictures should be enough if anyone wants to copy it. No tubes on top. That would defeat the purpose. I want easy access. Both sides are up flow. One with co2 the other to buffer the ph back up before hitting the tank. Stay tuned.... __________________ If we ignore the environment maybe it will just go away....

05-12-2008, 09:39 AM	#1518 (permalink)
JWarren Reef Lobster Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Port Saint Lucie, Florida Posts: 1,425 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Frankie's 120gal. glass experiment Couldn't see how the tube without the pump hooks up, so I take it you are not finished yet and are teasing the heck out of us! OK! I see how you are now! Alright I'll Stay turned. __________________ John Typhoon RO/DI filter unit. My Saltwater web site. Help build ReefPedia!

05-12-2008, 09:54 AM	#1519 (permalink)
Triggerjay Golden Moray Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Springfield MO Posts: 2,067 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Frankie's 120gal. glass experiment Great work once again Frankie! I have thought about adding a second chamber to mine,... but my PH is ok, so I don't know if I will.. Jason __________________ The start of my journey: http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...xperience.html My current journey: http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...ld-thread.html My clownfish breeding log: http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...ne-fishes.html

05-12-2008, 10:31 AM	#1520 (permalink)
Craig Manoukian Regular Guy Moderator Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Marina Del Ray, CA Posts: 18,352 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Frankie's 120gal. glass experiment You da magician brother Frankie, super sweet CA mobile! __________________ Currently tankless. 20 Gallon mini reef with mated pair of Maroon Clowns given to Rougiem! 80 gallon reef given to Rougiem/Wooster HS.

05-13-2008, 01:02 AM	#1521 (permalink)
Frankie Angel Girl's Daddy Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: The End Of The World Posts: 8,555 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Frankie's 120gal. glass experiment Thanks everyone! I am having fun building and designing these things. I have modified both the skimmer and the reactor just a bit from the models i have copied. I am hoping that building them will one day lead to my own design. This ca++ reactor has been my biggest challenge yet. Most reactors are down flow and covered with all kinds of junk making it hard to service. This one is an up flow on both chambers. I might need to have one tube coming out of the top of each for co2 build up release. That is one of the flaws i am seeing with the Barr design. I am getting most of my info from three other reactors and bringing them all into one unit. Fun fun! Pictures again tomorrow. Tonight i made the bubble counter. __________________ If we ignore the environment maybe it will just go away....

05-13-2008, 01:07 AM	#1522 (permalink)
Varga Golden Moray Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 2,317 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Frankie's 120gal. glass experiment If you send me your skimmer and reactor, I volunteer to test them and post the result on RS at no charge to you!!

05-13-2008, 01:47 AM	#1523 (permalink)
JWarren Reef Lobster Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Port Saint Lucie, Florida Posts: 1,425 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Frankie's 120gal. glass experiment Oh man! I was waiting for that! __________________ John Typhoon RO/DI filter unit. My Saltwater web site. Help build ReefPedia!

05-13-2008, 09:16 AM	#1524 (permalink)
BarbMazz Madame Klanganator Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Near Cleveland, Ohio Posts: 3,321 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Frankie's 120gal. glass experiment I hadda come post on this thread because then I will be counted as one of the Great Important People on RS. Nice work on the reactor, Frankie... you know I think you're an artist! You think you're ever going to try to market some of your designs? I'm thinking not since you're posting them here, but I think you certainly could! __________________ A Snail's Pace Beginning: an old lady's first reef http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...tml#post366161 ~not knowing how near the truth is we seek it far away~

05-13-2008, 09:41 AM	#1526 (permalink)
sasquatch Brunt of all Jokes~ Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: the very farthest west coast of canada Posts: 8,917 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Frankie's 120gal. glass experiment Yeah Frankie I wanted to feel GREAT today but after looking at your new reactor I will mumble a wow looks great! and stupidly ask HOW?? feel free to PM me a flamer lol, I can take it __________________ castawayreefers.com

05-13-2008, 09:43 AM	#1527 (permalink)
Frankie Angel Girl's Daddy Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: The End Of The World Posts: 8,555 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Frankie's 120gal. glass experiment Thanks Barb. according to the patent office, if i have dated pictures of my creations (pictures here online) I will never have to worry about some one stealing my idea. A patent is for marketing. I have no desire to turn my hobby into work though. Kathy i have one. It's in my attic __________________ If we ignore the environment maybe it will just go away....

05-13-2008, 09:45 AM	#1528 (permalink)
Frankie Angel Girl's Daddy Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: The End Of The World Posts: 8,555 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Frankie's 120gal. glass experiment How what O hairy one? __________________ If we ignore the environment maybe it will just go away....

05-13-2008, 09:50 AM	#1529 (permalink)
Triggerjay Golden Moray Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Springfield MO Posts: 2,067 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Frankie's 120gal. glass experiment hey frankie, you could tap the lids of the reactor, and put some 1/4" jayco valves on it, and just open them up once in a while when you get air buildup.. basically a purge valve.. Jason __________________ The start of my journey: http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...xperience.html My current journey: http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...ld-thread.html My clownfish breeding log: http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...ne-fishes.html

05-13-2008, 10:32 AM	#1530 (permalink)
Frankie Angel Girl's Daddy Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: The End Of The World Posts: 8,555 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Frankie's 120gal. glass experiment Or i could plump the lines down to the pump feed and recycle it continuously __________________ If we ignore the environment maybe it will just go away....

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