Coverting Phosban Reactor into Sulfur Denitrator. (1 Viewer)

[ReefWatcher]

Currently I'm using Korallin 1502 as a Sulfur Denitrator with excellent results.As my SPS are growing, I have a feeling that my Kalkwasser Reactor won't be able to supply enough calcium in the future so I've been thingking for solutions,as much as possible without costly answers.So I was able to come up with this:

Converting Phosban Reactor into Sulfur Denitrator using the same principles as Korallin 1502.This will replace my Korallin Denitrator so I can use it as a Calcium Reactor.With additional John guest fittings and a bubble counter this can also be use as a calcium reactor for smaller tanks.

Here's the process:
Bought some parts in Lowes as you can see in the pictures.They are 1/2".Pardon me cause I don't know what the name of some parts,but pictures do help.
I switch one of the 90 deg elbow to 45 deg angle(not pictured here,but you can see on the finished product).

Then I glued the T part to the input and output of the Reactor using Loctite Epoxy Putty.(I like this stuff)First time to use this I hope they are OK on saltwater.

I used Maxi Jet 600 because they have almost the same gph of Eheim 1048 which are used in Korallin Calcium Reactors:

With provided pictures,the rest are common sense like glueing,putting them together,using a teflon tape.

This unit has been tested without leak.The reactor was given to me by our very own Mike of RocknReef.

Any comments are welcome.

Thanks.

 

[Tnconcept]

Looks good!

 

[andrew7b]

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You're not doing the pellets anymore. BTW very creative.

 

[ReefWatcher]

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E,
You're not doing the pellets anymore. BTW very creative.

My sulfur denitrator is doing well.So I'm just gonna keep it.Saves me $$$$.

 

[andrew7b]

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E,
You're not doing the pellets anymore. BTW very creative.

My sulfur denitrator is doing well.So I'm just gonna keep it.Saves me $$$$.

Then I need to get the denitrator back on my son tank. You you dosing any alk sup. to make up the drop from the sulfur. How much sulgur did you use this time.

 

[ReefWatcher]

Re: P

E,
You're not doing the pellets anymore. BTW very creative.

My sulfur denitrator is doing well.So I'm just gonna keep it.Saves me $$$$.

Then I need to get the denitrator back on my son tank. You you dosing any alk sup. to make up the drop from the sulfur. How much sulgur did you use this time.

By the end of the week it usually drop from 9.6-salifert (which I maintained) to about 8,so I add little alk.That's why I build this denitrator so I can use my Korallin 1502 as a calcium reactor in the near future.

I use the same amount of sulfur just like before.

 

[ReefWatcher]

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Today I finally had a chance to switched the reactor.Here's my new Sulfur denitrator.

I'm glad that the Phosban Reactor and Korallin 1502 has almost the same volume load so I just dump everything.