FINALLY, i figured out how to make the SeaClone a worthy tool to your Aquarium lol
Stuff you'll need:
1.x1 Gutter mesh for 3 inch diameter barrier mesh
2.x1 Foam i used a cut your own black foam from my LFS
3.SawZall with a plastic blade or hacksaw
4.Super Glue Gel
5.Scissors to cut foam
6.Pair of small needle nose pliers
7.Utility Knife new blade to cut mesh
8.100 to 200 gph pump with adjustable flow...to make this work you have to adjust to 30 to 40 gph
9.And of course a SeaClone 100 or 150 Skimmer
10. one media bag for testing
11.Chemical Media (i used ChemiPure)
I took the 2 inner tubes out (older model, if newer i am sure the small tube comes out somehow) discarded the small tube and the bigger tube i cut down to 3" inches i cut the mesh to 3 inch disk for tight fit and cut the foam to 3 inches for tight fit also then glued the 3 together, so it can weight down the media.
Next, i cut the skimmer cup to make it look like more of a top to a reactor
3/8 cut from the bottom of cup and fully cut the riser tube on bottom of cup. put the skimmer top on to finish look
Cut another 3 inch mesh for the bottom of the reactor pushed it down to the bottom and cut another 3 inch foam and pushed it down on top of the bottom mesh
The pump had to be alot less powerful then the MJ1200 i had on the skimmer so i looked in my aquarium junk and just happen to have a 150gph pump with a adjustment valve for water flow PERFECT because in order for the reactor to work efficiently it has to have a reduction of flow to about 30 to 40 gph. make sure you still have the coupling that attached the MJ1200 to the tube, because the tube is bigger diameter then the output on the pump.
put your media your new reactor put the top mesh foam on, then the top of reactor you made, turn the valve on pump off(so when you plug pump in you dont get a burst of water going into the reactor at 150gph could be bad) ......once you plug in pump slowly adjust the flow until the media become fluidized and viola a Chemical Reactor...
With some clothes pins attach the fine media bag to the outflow of the reactor so if any media gets out it will be caught by the bag and not go into your tank, better for the bag to catch any media then to have it in the tank to cause trouble(if media does fall into "safety net" recut another foam barrier net and try again)
And for a Video of it in action
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oKJtZ3qay1Q
If you have any questions on this DIY Reactor do not hesitate to ask
Stuff you'll need:
1.x1 Gutter mesh for 3 inch diameter barrier mesh
2.x1 Foam i used a cut your own black foam from my LFS
3.SawZall with a plastic blade or hacksaw
4.Super Glue Gel
5.Scissors to cut foam
6.Pair of small needle nose pliers
7.Utility Knife new blade to cut mesh
8.100 to 200 gph pump with adjustable flow...to make this work you have to adjust to 30 to 40 gph
9.And of course a SeaClone 100 or 150 Skimmer
10. one media bag for testing
11.Chemical Media (i used ChemiPure)
I took the 2 inner tubes out (older model, if newer i am sure the small tube comes out somehow) discarded the small tube and the bigger tube i cut down to 3" inches i cut the mesh to 3 inch disk for tight fit and cut the foam to 3 inches for tight fit also then glued the 3 together, so it can weight down the media.
Next, i cut the skimmer cup to make it look like more of a top to a reactor
3/8 cut from the bottom of cup and fully cut the riser tube on bottom of cup. put the skimmer top on to finish look
Cut another 3 inch mesh for the bottom of the reactor pushed it down to the bottom and cut another 3 inch foam and pushed it down on top of the bottom mesh
The pump had to be alot less powerful then the MJ1200 i had on the skimmer so i looked in my aquarium junk and just happen to have a 150gph pump with a adjustment valve for water flow PERFECT because in order for the reactor to work efficiently it has to have a reduction of flow to about 30 to 40 gph. make sure you still have the coupling that attached the MJ1200 to the tube, because the tube is bigger diameter then the output on the pump.
put your media your new reactor put the top mesh foam on, then the top of reactor you made, turn the valve on pump off(so when you plug pump in you dont get a burst of water going into the reactor at 150gph could be bad) ......once you plug in pump slowly adjust the flow until the media become fluidized and viola a Chemical Reactor...
With some clothes pins attach the fine media bag to the outflow of the reactor so if any media gets out it will be caught by the bag and not go into your tank, better for the bag to catch any media then to have it in the tank to cause trouble(if media does fall into "safety net" recut another foam barrier net and try again)
And for a Video of it in action
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oKJtZ3qay1Q
If you have any questions on this DIY Reactor do not hesitate to ask
