willsy
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Yours looks roomy
Just done a flow diagram for another thread for my setup
Thanks Zeus. That will be very useful.
Yours looks roomy
Just done a flow diagram for another thread for my setup
All switched over so that the inflow goes to the top of the reactor. I'll be able to sleep at night now!! Looking good so far.Thanks very much Daveslaney...That makes sense. I'll switch that around tomorrow. I followed the instructions included with the booster, but of course it's being used for something different!
All switched over so that the inflow goes to the top of the reactor. I'll be able to sleep at night now!! Looking good so far.
Thanks again for your advice guys!
Cheers
Will
how are you getting on with this mate? does it continue to work well?
Get the air pockets in mine too, have the CO2 going off 2hrs before lights off and pH remains stableI have recently added a APS EF2 as a reactor. So far all good, definitely an improvement.
I measured the flow rate before and after adding it and it appears to be the same, not at all affected even with the smaller diameter 45 degree connections. I was surprised, glad i don't need to add a pump.
One thing i have noticed is after the co2 has been on for a bit I can hear the water flowing in the EF2, a pocket of air or co2?? Does anyone get the same? It's connected after a sunsun filter with an up atomiser, in through the top of the EF2 out through the bottom.
was thinking i might add some tubing inside to see if i can create more of a spinning motion/vortex.
I had problems with flow in the end so had to remove it from my setup.how are you getting on with this mate? does it continue to work well?
also is is that 16/22 pipe? because i cant find the ef booster with that size connections.
Hi Zeus.Yes it does dependant on your Filter output. Daveslaney put me on to the EF2 which he uses direct off his filter without an issue and reports good flow, I Did a bypass for my twin setup as the FX6 kicks out 3000L/h. I only have a trickle of water going though the reactors and got a 1.0pH drop in 49mins today. Still testing it and have some ideas to try but tank is CO2 bubble free esp with the JBL inline diffusers - Up inline atomisers need a lower flow rate to get them bubble free in the test/vids I did when I had twin EF2s in parallel with an eheim 3000+ got bubbles when pump on full flow not such problem with JBLs and the JBLs drop the pH faster too and higher tank capacity.
Thanks Zeus. Only just seen this. I have since found your videos as well. That's a hell of a set up you have there!If its all inline (series) the max resistance will be the APS EF2 and it will be very noisy, So if you do a bypass and have valve you can adjust the flow going through inline diffuser and reactor to suit needs noise levels and amount of CO2 bubbles that get through reactor. Better to have too much output than not enough, very easy to make high filter output to low tank turnover, But if FX4 is cheaper to run.
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If going for lily pipes FX range is a PITA