DIY External Inline CO2 Reactor help

[donkey]

Hi all i am wanting to make a DIY External Inline CO2 Reactor i was wondering if anyone has any pictures of the ones they have make or mayby some links that i could have a look at

 

[Munch]

http/www.fishforever.co.uk/carbondioxide.html

 

[donkey]

Thanks for that

 

[kenneth_kpe]

http/www.thekrib.com/Plants/CO2/
here are pics on internal reactors altough i personally have never seen or used a external inline reactor i think that it would pretty much work much in the same way as a cyclone reactor ?

here is a pic of a internal reactor i recently purhchased ( i am yet to use it in my tank so for the meantime, i am still using my DIY gravel vac type reactor)

http/www.fishforums.net/index.php?showtopic=73554

if i were to use it as a inline reactor, i would plug the output of my powerhead to a hose and place the reactor outside the tank and the plug another hose at the outlet of the reactor and direct it back to my tank, altought i would see no reason in doing this unless you have a really small tank and it would save precious space

what kind of filter do you use BTW ?

 

[donkey]

Hi there kenneth_kpe. i am using a sump filter if you have never seen a external inline reactor before have a look here
http/www.gwapa.org/articles/inlineco2reactor.asp

 

[kenneth_kpe]

hey its roughly the same concept i guess you could try diffusing the c02 in your sump? but i think it wil dissolve to much down there,
wait its getting clear now

... thats why you want to use a inline one, so you would place it in between the return from your sump to your tank i would suggest using clear PVS instead of the white one unless you have a bubble counter for monitoring your c02, but i guess youve thought of that already

 

[donkey]

yep thats what im going to do

 

[kenneth_kpe]

good if your going to go diy show us some pics of your progress