Arkonen October 7, 2013 October 7, 2013 Has anyone here built a DIY CO2 scrubber to plumb in-line to their skimmer intake? What materials did you use to build the container? Where did you get your soda lime? Did you have any issues/pH spikes?
BowieReefer84 October 7, 2013 October 7, 2013 Why not just buy one from BRS, for the price I don't think DIY would be worth it. http://www.bulkreefsupply.com/universal-air-filter.html AND http://www.bulkreefsupply.com/brs-color-changing-medical-grade-co2-absorbent.html
Marc Weaver October 7, 2013 October 7, 2013 Soda lime here (half the price of BRS) http://www.shopmedvet.com/product/soda-lime-3-lb-bag/jorgensen-products-anesthesia-products I built a diy one but I only had to buy the round acrylic tubing from McMaster-Carr, the other acrylic and fittings were drop from work. In the end I decided that the perceived benefits were not worth the added time and media costs and stopped using it. I used it for a few months and while it did raise pH on average about .2, nothing better happened in the tank as a result.
Arkonen October 7, 2013 Author October 7, 2013 I really like that canister style. Did you CNC that yourself or buy it somewhere?
bqq100 October 7, 2013 October 7, 2013 If you have an extra reactor lying around get a CDX adapter and turn the reactor into a scrubber. http://www.drsfostersmith.com/product/prod_display.cfm?pcatid=24984
zygote2k October 8, 2013 October 8, 2013 Petsmart uses a big tower filled with bioballs and water trickling through them back into the sump as a degasser. Works fine on a system that holds thousands of fish at times. No need for chemicals.
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