Co2 Reactor

**Torpedobarb** · 04-08-2008, 04:27 AM

I made a co2 reactor like the Rexx style... I put the co2 line about 2" from the inlet of the reactor which is the opposite end from the T. I noticed when I moved it around to tie it down it released a ton of co2 into the tank. is this normal? is it because it is collecting in the top of the t and then getting released?
in this picture.. from http://rexgrigg.com/diy-reactor.htm
I have the co2 line going into the top of the reactor.. opposite the t end.. the top in the pic is the inlet and the t side is the exit. should I have hooked it up the other way with the co2 line on the end with the T? or will it hurt anything?

here is the pic

**Torpedobarb** · 04-08-2008, 11:53 AM

I keep getting bursts of air shooting into the tank. Noticing that now while posting. every couple of minutes you can hear a rush going into the tank. I think I need to flip the co2 reactor over so the t end is the inlet. will it hurt anything if the co2 being injected is more towards where it gets expelled into the tank?

**BiscuitSlayer** · 04-08-2008, 01:02 PM

It might just be pruging air from the entire system from when you had to shut things down to connect it.

What size filter are you using again? Keep forgetting.

**Torpedobarb** · 04-08-2008, 11:00 PM

rena xp3's 2 of them

**Torpedobarb** · 04-08-2008, 11:12 PM

I know what I did wrong.. I needed to put the water flowing in through the top against the co2 bubbles and out the bottom.. like a loop.. I will have to go out tonight and get the right hose to fix it.

**Torpedobarb** · 04-09-2008, 03:25 AM

ok.. I switched up the setup. I now have the water going into the top of the reactor flowing through and leaving the bottom.. loops around and into the tank. I have it straight up and down with the T at the top. I have micro bubbles coming out of the spray bar constantly. is this normal for a certain time? I don't have the co2 running right now and it is doing it. the co2 is on a timer. help needed

**eyebeatbadgers** · 04-09-2008, 03:56 AM

New reactors can be a little gassy for a couple days. Try inverting the reactor to get any air bubbles out. Also, can you see that the Co2 isn't running, ie., with a bubble counter?

**Torpedobarb** · 04-09-2008, 04:21 AM

yep.. I have the co2 tank and regulator where I can see them.. yes it has a bubble counter. I have it on a timer and it is off. I did turn it on to see if it would be loud.. I couldn't hear a thing. I am looking at the tank right now and I can see air bubbles coming out of the spray bar. it is enough air that it is covering one of the sides of the tank. I checked for any leaks where it could be taking it in.. and nope.. no leaks

**Torpedobarb** · 04-09-2008, 06:13 AM

they stopped already.. no more micro bubbles.. sweet!

04-08-2008, 04:27 AM	#1 (permalink)
Torpedobarb Aquascaper = Artist (View User Tanks) PTrader: (45) Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Crown Point, Indiana Posts: 1,990	Co2 Reactor I made a co2 reactor like the Rexx style... I put the co2 line about 2" from the inlet of the reactor which is the opposite end from the T. I noticed when I moved it around to tie it down it released a ton of co2 into the tank. is this normal? is it because it is collecting in the top of the t and then getting released? in this picture.. from http://rexgrigg.com/diy-reactor.htm I have the co2 line going into the top of the reactor.. opposite the t end.. the top in the pic is the inlet and the t side is the exit. should I have hooked it up the other way with the co2 line on the end with the T? or will it hurt anything? here is the pic __________________ 75 Gallon Planted Tank. Filstar Pimp #136 Help out my wife's shop... 75 Gallon Planted Tank Journal Click Here

04-08-2008, 11:53 AM	#2 (permalink)
Torpedobarb Aquascaper = Artist (View User Tanks) PTrader: (45) Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Crown Point, Indiana Posts: 1,990	I keep getting bursts of air shooting into the tank. Noticing that now while posting. every couple of minutes you can hear a rush going into the tank. I think I need to flip the co2 reactor over so the t end is the inlet. will it hurt anything if the co2 being injected is more towards where it gets expelled into the tank? __________________ 75 Gallon Planted Tank. Filstar Pimp #136 Help out my wife's shop... 75 Gallon Planted Tank Journal Click Here

04-08-2008, 01:02 PM	#3 (permalink)
BiscuitSlayer Eatus Morus Biscuitus (View User Tanks) PTrader: (7) Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Acworth, GA Posts: 2,152	It might just be pruging air from the entire system from when you had to shut things down to connect it. What size filter are you using again? Keep forgetting. __________________ Filstar Pimp #106 29 Gallon Journal - XP2, 130W Coralife Fixture (10,000K and 6700K), Pressurized CO2, DIY Reactor, EI dosing Stand and Canopy Build Journal for a 75/90

04-08-2008, 11:00 PM	#4 (permalink)
Torpedobarb Aquascaper = Artist (View User Tanks) PTrader: (45) Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Crown Point, Indiana Posts: 1,990	rena xp3's 2 of them __________________ 75 Gallon Planted Tank. Filstar Pimp #136 Help out my wife's shop... 75 Gallon Planted Tank Journal Click Here

04-08-2008, 11:12 PM	#5 (permalink)
Torpedobarb Aquascaper = Artist (View User Tanks) PTrader: (45) Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Crown Point, Indiana Posts: 1,990	I know what I did wrong.. I needed to put the water flowing in through the top against the co2 bubbles and out the bottom.. like a loop.. I will have to go out tonight and get the right hose to fix it. __________________ 75 Gallon Planted Tank. Filstar Pimp #136 Help out my wife's shop... 75 Gallon Planted Tank Journal Click Here

04-09-2008, 03:25 AM	#6 (permalink)
Torpedobarb Aquascaper = Artist (View User Tanks) PTrader: (45) Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Crown Point, Indiana Posts: 1,990	ok.. I switched up the setup. I now have the water going into the top of the reactor flowing through and leaving the bottom.. loops around and into the tank. I have it straight up and down with the T at the top. I have micro bubbles coming out of the spray bar constantly. is this normal for a certain time? I don't have the co2 running right now and it is doing it. the co2 is on a timer. help needed __________________ 75 Gallon Planted Tank. Filstar Pimp #136 Help out my wife's shop... 75 Gallon Planted Tank Journal Click Here

04-09-2008, 03:56 AM	#7 (permalink)
eyebeatbadgers Moderately Obsessed (View User Tanks) PTrader: (35) Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Madison, TN Posts: 1,717	New reactors can be a little gassy for a couple days. Try inverting the reactor to get any air bubbles out. Also, can you see that the Co2 isn't running, ie., with a bubble counter? __________________ 10 29 NAAGC

04-09-2008, 04:21 AM	#8 (permalink)
Torpedobarb Aquascaper = Artist (View User Tanks) PTrader: (45) Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Crown Point, Indiana Posts: 1,990	yep.. I have the co2 tank and regulator where I can see them.. yes it has a bubble counter. I have it on a timer and it is off. I did turn it on to see if it would be loud.. I couldn't hear a thing. I am looking at the tank right now and I can see air bubbles coming out of the spray bar. it is enough air that it is covering one of the sides of the tank. I checked for any leaks where it could be taking it in.. and nope.. no leaks __________________ 75 Gallon Planted Tank. Filstar Pimp #136 Help out my wife's shop... 75 Gallon Planted Tank Journal Click Here

04-09-2008, 06:13 AM	#9 (permalink)
Torpedobarb Aquascaper = Artist (View User Tanks) PTrader: (45) Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Crown Point, Indiana Posts: 1,990	they stopped already.. no more micro bubbles.. sweet! __________________ 75 Gallon Planted Tank. Filstar Pimp #136 Help out my wife's shop... 75 Gallon Planted Tank Journal Click Here

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