Rex Grigg DIY Reactor

greekfish · 09-17-2010, 12:25 AM

Anyone in the Queens/Brooklyn or even Long Island area know where I can find the pieces to build this reactor? I already checked my local Home Depot but they didn't have most of the parts.

**|GTO|** · 09-17-2010, 12:29 AM

Home depot carries the pipe and some fittings but not the reducers that you need. I sourced my parts from both lowes and hole depot.

greekfish · 09-17-2010, 12:46 AM

where did you find the plastic hose barbs that the hoses connect to? or did you use brass ones?

BaltimoreGuy · 09-17-2010, 02:19 AM

check lowes again. I think I got mine in the lawn sprinkler section, but thats here in Maryland... Also, you dont need the exact size. I got my 5/8 tube to fit onto 3/4 barb w/ a little bit of petroleum jelly and warming up the tubes in hot water.

edit: they were plastic too

almightyshux · 09-17-2010, 07:16 PM

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Originally Posted by greekfish

Anyone in the Queens/Brooklyn or even Long Island area know where I can find the pieces to build this reactor? I already checked my local Home Depot but they didn't have most of the parts.

funny i was just thinking about doing this myself. there's a home depot around the corner frrom my house here in bedstuy. i wont' be able to go until next week so i'll le tyou know. also let me know how it goes. i really want to make one. i'm over using the ADA pollen diffuser.

**|GTO|** · 09-17-2010, 08:02 PM

the hose barbs you need are nylon, not brass. brass no bueno.

you can get them in the plumbing section of home depot or lowes.

OverStocked · 09-17-2010, 11:22 PM

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Originally Posted by |GTO|

the hose barbs you need are nylon, not brass. brass no bueno.

you can get them in the plumbing section of home depot or lowes.

Care to justify this statement? I have used brass parts in several reactors that have lasted forever and never had a problem with tank inhabitants, including shrimp.

greekfish · 09-18-2010, 02:27 AM

so i can use brass hose barbs? that makes it a little easier =] also has anyone NOT used 2" PVC pipe? Can you make the reactor with a smaller diameter pipe, say 1 1/2 "? I have an eheim 2217 filter if that has anything to do with it.

OverStocked · 09-18-2010, 02:29 AM

yes, I use brass with no problem. Others have too.

I would use 2 inch. 1.5 inch would push the bubbles out quick.

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greekfish Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (3/100%) Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: NY Posts: 99	Rex Grigg DIY Reactor Anyone in the Queens/Brooklyn or even Long Island area know where I can find the pieces to build this reactor? I already checked my local Home Depot but they didn't have most of the parts.

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\|GTO\| DIY Professor (View User Tanks) PTrader: (8/100%) Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Philadelphia, PA Posts: 439	Rex Grigg DIY Reactor Home depot carries the pipe and some fittings but not the reducers that you need. I sourced my parts from both lowes and hole depot. __________________ Eheim Pimpin 225 --GTO--

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\|GTO\| DIY Professor (View User Tanks) PTrader: (8/100%) Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Philadelphia, PA Posts: 439	the hose barbs you need are nylon, not brass. brass no bueno. you can get them in the plumbing section of home depot or lowes. __________________ Eheim Pimpin 225 --GTO--

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09-17-2010, 12:46 AM	#3
greekfish Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (3/100%) Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: NY Posts: 99	where did you find the plastic hose barbs that the hoses connect to? or did you use brass ones?

09-17-2010, 02:19 AM	#4
BaltimoreGuy Planted Member (View User Tanks) PTrader: (15/100%) Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Glen Burnie, MD Posts: 225	check lowes again. I think I got mine in the lawn sprinkler section, but thats here in Maryland... Also, you dont need the exact size. I got my 5/8 tube to fit onto 3/4 barb w/ a little bit of petroleum jelly and warming up the tubes in hot water. edit: they were plastic too

09-18-2010, 02:27 AM	#8
greekfish Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (3/100%) Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: NY Posts: 99	so i can use brass hose barbs? that makes it a little easier =] also has anyone NOT used 2" PVC pipe? Can you make the reactor with a smaller diameter pipe, say 1 1/2 "? I have an eheim 2217 filter if that has anything to do with it.

09-18-2010, 02:29 AM	#9
OverStocked Planted Tank Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (76/94%) Join Date: May 2007 Location: SoDak Posts: 10,732	yes, I use brass with no problem. Others have too. I would use 2 inch. 1.5 inch would push the bubbles out quick.