bbyatv November 25, 2009 November 25, 2009 I decided to use a motor from a WAV and make a kalk stirrer. Thought I would share. After strring for 10 hours. In the sump. Works good so far? Bruce
Kevin Garrison November 25, 2009 November 25, 2009 Keep us posted, that's a big savings, kalk still scares the heck out of me with all the accident stories.
jason the filter freak November 25, 2009 November 25, 2009 (edited) i love it! can you post pics of the wine ATO again? You've got to be the only person who has beat me in ghetto-ing reef equipment Edited November 25, 2009 by jason the filter freak
GaryL November 25, 2009 November 25, 2009 i love it! can you post pics of the wine ATO again? You've got to be the only person who has beat me in ghetto-ing reef equipment friggin awesome. there should be a junkyard wars reef edition. i like the scraper idea but the container is a little cheesie. sorry couldnt resist...
Origami November 25, 2009 November 25, 2009 Nice job, Bruce. What's the motor that you use here? Also, what's with the larger PVC pipe coming in? Is that where your top-off water enters? I like the nice big opening on top, it will make replenishing kalk easier.
lanman November 25, 2009 November 25, 2009 i love it! can you post pics of the wine ATO again? You've got to be the only person who has beat me in ghetto-ing reef equipment I'm still working on my $50 skimmer! bob
bbyatv November 25, 2009 Author November 25, 2009 I'm still working on my $50 skimmer! bob Well, my actual cost was about $21. Plus my labor time (about 1.5 hours) Bruce
bbyatv November 25, 2009 Author November 25, 2009 Thanks. The motor is from my WAV units. The large PVC is for adding Kalk. The top off is pumped in via a dosing pump in to the stirrer and it then overflows in to the tank. In this way there is no possibility of accidental over dose. Bruce Nice job, Bruce. What's the motor that you use here? Also, what's with the larger PVC pipe coming in? Is that where your top-off water enters? I like the nice big opening on top, it will make replenishing kalk easier.
bbyatv November 25, 2009 Author November 25, 2009 I know it is ghetto, but it works. Here is a link to the ATO unit I did on my 30g. http://www.wamas.org/forums/index.php?show...8&hl=bbyatv Bruce i love it! can you post pics of the wine ATO again? You've got to be the only person who has beat me in ghetto-ing reef equipment
davelin315 November 26, 2009 November 26, 2009 Well, my actual cost was about $21. Plus my labor time (about 1.5 hours) Bruce Does that include the cheeseballs? Did you eat them as you labored away for 1.5 hours?
bbyatv November 26, 2009 Author November 26, 2009 Naaa, I can't stand em. They hit the trash before the jug even made it in the house. Bruce Does that include the cheeseballs? Did you eat them as you labored away for 1.5 hours?
flowerseller November 26, 2009 November 26, 2009 Naaa, I can't stand em. They hit the trash before the jug even made it in the house. Bruce Ya coulda called
reefmontalvo November 26, 2009 November 26, 2009 I like the scraping fins on the stir stick keeps all the powder from getting rock hard on the bottom.
dandy7200 November 29, 2009 November 29, 2009 The water looks pretty cloudy. You don't want to dose the cloudy liquid, just the clear saturated solution. I don't know what rpm your motor is but 9-12rpm works well. I would try making another stir bar without the fins to see if that clouds the liquid less. Also you could try cutting the bottom pipe in half so it was like a long upside down u shape, that might create a little bottom mixing without totally clouding the mix.
bbyatv November 29, 2009 Author November 29, 2009 Dan, The water above the fins is just perfect at this point. Nearly clear. The motor spins at 4 rpm. The fins work real well because the kalk can not cake up on the bottom. It is always very light and moving. I am super happy withe the output. The pH and Alk readings are just where they should be. pH 12.54, Alk 40.8 meq/l. Thanks for the thoughts, Bruce The water looks pretty cloudy. You don't want to dose the cloudy liquid, just the clear saturated solution. I don't know what rpm your motor is but 9-12rpm works well. I would try making another stir bar without the fins to see if that clouds the liquid less. Also you could try cutting the bottom pipe in half so it was like a long upside down u shape, that might create a little bottom mixing without totally clouding the mix.
bshriver March 5, 2010 March 5, 2010 How does the water get in? And how is the CO2 get out? And it looks like the output tube is below the water line? What am I missing. Great inexpensive design!!
bbyatv March 6, 2010 Author March 6, 2010 This is a Kalkwasser Stirrer. There is not CO2 used. You might be thinking of a Calcium Reactor. The water is added via a dosing pump (enteral pump) and it overflows in to the sump. The tube that you see coming out the side has and "S" shape to it so that inside of the container it points up. That is why the water level is above the end outside of the container. On the inside the water level is just at the top of the tube because as more is added it runs down through the tube and in to the sump. Bruce
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