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On 12/22/2001 4:30:06 PM
er... pollen glass.. i think gen x should have... but about $100.... a reactor can be as cheap as $10....
i like the 'up' brand turbo-jet reacotr the best... damn good...
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er... pollen glass.. i think gen x should have... but about $100.... a reactor can be as cheap as $10....
i like the 'up' brand turbo-jet reacotr the best... damn good...
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On 12/22/2001 4:30:06 PM
er... pollen glass.. i think gen x should have... but about $100.... a reactor can be as cheap as $10....
i like the 'up' brand turbo-jet reacotr the best... damn good...
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stay tuned
One thing I find abt the reactor is that it is limited by the rate of the outflow. Whenever I increase my bubble count, the CO2 trap in the reactor start to build up. When this happens, it creates a some kind of airlock in the reactor and greater reduced the dissolving of CO2.
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get the turbo jet one... $21 from nature.... the CO2 gets sucked down in the top section and won't build up... you can see it at petmart...
stay tuned? you guys gonna get ADA stuff? but prices will still be quite high rite?
Hi guys,
Personally, I had tried the taiwan reactor (UP Brand), I find that there is always some air trapped in the reactor. I think is due to the strong current flowing out of my filter (eheim 2026) and the amount of CO2 supplied (1-2 bubble per sec).
But I understand that Dennerle Reactor (above pic) Cyclo 500/5000 will not have this problem. Anyone using it? Any comment?
End of the day, I am still using my JAQNO 3in1 Diffuser, I find it is easier to conceal and it don't take up much space in the tank.
Hope to get a ADA diffuser soon.
Regards
3in1??
Hi Tristan,
Yes! 3in1 as it is a diffuser cum bubble counter with a build in check valve.
Regards
Hi Wher is the Big Fish Shop in JB
would like to visit it if I get there one of these days
similarly the eheim diffusor have built in bubble counters and check valves
The Dennerle Reactor does not have the problem becos it has a adjustable gap which allow trap air to escape thru it. But that also means CO2 escaping thru it.----------------
On 12/23/2001 12:16:56 AM
But I understand that Dennerle Reactor (above pic) Cyclo 500/5000 will not have this problem. Anyone using it? Any comment?
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my bioplast reactor oso have a hole for excessive c02 to escape.. waste alot of C02
i think waste gases(O2, N2..) are lighter than CO2 and only they come out of the hole...
you can put some silicone on it to stop the gas...[]
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On 12/24/2001 12:54:59 AM
i think waste gases(O2, N2..) are lighter than CO2 and only they come out of the hole...
you can put some silicone on it to stop the gas...[
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o2 isn't a waste gas ^ ^
and even if they are lighter, it's hard to see a good separation when the reactor is running
but why would there be waste gases from the CO2 cylinder? It's mostly pure CO2 in there rite?
i think you answered yourself
'mostly'
there're different grades of co2, from industrial, food all the way to medical
i see... so what grade of CO2 do we use.. say we fill it up at soxal or wadever? should be quite pure rite?
industrial grade
but don't bother
in practice the few % doesn't make a difference
I used to use diffusers, cos they look nice, except they clog up with algae and I most definitely don't think bleach belongs in an aquarium.
reactors are big, ugly and get algae infested.
I now pipe in the co2 into my eheim canister (just cut the intake strainer so that you can place a small diffuser or air stone inside.
I believe 100% dissolution cos no output bubbles ever noted.
bleaching a diffuser then rinsing with anti-chlorine will do the trick----------------
On 12/24/2001 2:39:02 AM
I used to use diffusers, cos they look nice, except they clog up with algae and I most definitely don't think bleach belongs in an aquarium.
reactors are big, ugly and get algae infested.
I now pipe in the co2 into my eheim canister (just cut the intake strainer so that you can place a small diffuser or air stone inside.
I believe 100% dissolution cos no output bubbles ever noted.
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pumping c02 into a cannister will damage yr filter
that depends on how much co2 you're pumping into it
when you're free, give ur eheim filter a small tilt and listen
you might hear the sound of trapped air
and in the long run i think yes, it might damage your filter
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