Super Vortex Reaktor

[leoslizards]

Originally Posted by spypet

yasmut; looking at your last photo, it occurred to me you could make that out of nothing more than one small plastic soda bottle hung upside down with 2 holes and pipes glued on for the water and Co2 inlets, then leave the bottle cap off at the bottom neck. ginger ale is sold here in green plastic.

LOL. Could be worth a try.
yasmut what's the diameter of the tube?

Can this also be used on a DIY Co2 system?

[yasmut]

the diameter is 5 cm.
it may be used for DIY CO2 aswell. any bottle works as long as it is hard.

[spypet]

I stumbled on this "vortex chopper" reactor on ebaY
I don't know if the 4 discs spin or are fixed, but
notice how the water inlet is offset to create
the same sort of vortex sought on this thread.



he no longer sells such items, focusing instead on ADA'like items

[yasmut]

Really nice reaktor.

[leoslizards]

What does ADA mean?

[yasmut]

ADA= Aqua Design Amano

[lbsfarms]

I looked for this on ebay and couldn't find it, what is the sellers name?

[jay1st]

I looked for this on ebay and couldn't find it, what is the sellers name?

Just click on the picture.

[g8wayg8r]

Originally Posted by CardBoardBoxProcessor

that would not work for DIY haha. xD I should go pressurized but I am unwilling to spend the money when my DIY works fine on 2/3 of my large tanks.

Actually, DIY should work great but you will have to mount the unit in your tank and leave the bottom open. I bought something similar and it works great. You could also hang it outside you tank near the top. Either way, you don't have much of a head to push against with your DIY gas.

[esarkipato]

Well I've started my own thread too, so there. and I was swiftly shot down.

To make this thread REALLY useful (and it already is) could you post the dimensions of the external reaktor? IE length, diameter of holes? Great design.

[spypet]

I recently established a shallow breeder tank for nano size fish hosting only carpet foreground plants, so I thought it was time to improve my DIY Co2 diffusion. I purchased a simple $10 cheap, small 14cm long ball reactor, then took the ball out since the top and bottom twist off, and I got a nice little vortex going off my XP3 outlet. the XP3's water outlet flow valve comes in handy by allowing me to set just the right pressure to keep a Vortex going without too many bubbles flying out the bottom. I prefer using the pipe outlet bottom instead of a foam ball as it helps keep the vortex spinning, and gives my fish some fast water flow along the glass they seem to enjoy. I like that there are no diffusion ceramics or foam inserts I need ever clean.

[sunmiztres]

Wow!! looks great and looks like it will work great. Good job.

[spypet]

I removed the bottom and extended the Vortex tube to the gravel,
and I got this silent effect that my fish all seem fascinated with.
the 1mm gravel keeps recycling so the effect never stops, but
I have a feeling the plastic will get chewed away after a while.
hmmm, come to think of it, if it went any deeper it might chew
away my water retaining silicon fish tank seam

and yes, it's in focus, well lit, and done with the use of a tripod

Now for the World Premier of:

SpyPet's Vortex GRAVEL
100% Co2 Diffusion Reactor! <--click here

[crazy loaches]

I wonder if these vortex style reactors could be used to dissolve O2 somewhat effeciently into tank water anyone know? I've been debating in the back of my head what I'd do if I tried to setup a co2 injected tank with fish that liked high O2, or even if supplimental O2 would be good with my 240G I am setting up to be heavily planted with various Botiine Loaches (which do also prefer highly oxygenated water). I know O2 is much more difficult to dissolve into water, but it seems like a larger vortex style reactor can dissolve huge amounts of CO2, so maybe it would be good for O2 as well?

[spypet]

Originally Posted by crazy loaches

a larger vortex style reactor can dissolve huge amounts of CO2, so maybe it would be good for O2 as well?

Definitely. when I do a water change, my chamber gets filled with air.
once the water is refilled and canister is back on, the trapped air gets
diffused very quickly, even though the fresh water is already O2 rich.