DIY Kalk, Auto-Top, and remote sumps

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Edit: Just realized i titled this Kalk and not Calcium Reactor.
Fixed.



Made a couple of new things. Most of the DIY was in the theme of "using what you’ve got". You may recognize some parts being used for other things.

See it here:
(Picture 16 is my new reactor. Built out of an old biological filter)

http://www.deviantmethods.com/Reef/ReefTank_April_2006/DeviantMethods_ReefTank_April_2006.html

Changes for April of 06:

Built a DIY Calcium Reactor with secondary chamber
Started with a yeast reactor and switched to 5lb CO2
Used "ghetto" crushed coral and found NO phosphates after 72 hours


Built a DIY Kalk auto top off
Simple bent acrylic method with $3 float switch.
Monitored by Neptune ACII which drives a pressure vessel

Redesigned the refugium
Replaced blue acrylic tank with a clear one (better to see my critters!)
1.5" Magic Mud (huhu), 1" fine cc, 1/2" coarse cc
Trimmed back the macro in a big way (but has already grown back)

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[Tim224DT]

Very cool!!! I am giong to be working on some kind of DIY kalk drip soon.


Tim