This is a design i have in mind for a reactor for a large reactor for a custom aquarium 550 tank with their sump:
I will use a Pentair Pentek 150560 or Pentek 20" Big Blue Water (the first is clear but the blue is more robust plastic; but then you can't see the bubbles inside):
The flow is water will flow into the sock tub; there is an extra unused sock hole where a pump can sit and pump water into the reactor; the reactor outflow will then flow directly into the baffle tub (which is where the return pump sit); this allows allow the return pumps to pick up co2 water and deliver it into aquarium. For this aquarium there are actually two return tubs and i can Y the return tube from the reactor into both of them.
(sock tub)
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(return tub)
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I hope this description is clear - also since the reactor is not directly in the return path it doesn't need a by pass so the reactor connection is outflow from pump (3/4 inch) -> T (where co2 is added) -> into reactor -> tube in reactor takes water to the bottom -> output from reactor -> tube -> Y -> two return tubs
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I'm not sure if having this is enough to diffuse the co2 or if i will need to put something at the bottom of the reactor to encourage diffusion; not sure if i should go with blue or clear thingy; not sure if i will waste a lot of co2 sending the co2 water into the return tub to be return to the tank. Not sure if this will be a very good design.
I will use a Pentair Pentek 150560 or Pentek 20" Big Blue Water (the first is clear but the blue is more robust plastic; but then you can't see the bubbles inside):
The flow is water will flow into the sock tub; there is an extra unused sock hole where a pump can sit and pump water into the reactor; the reactor outflow will then flow directly into the baffle tub (which is where the return pump sit); this allows allow the return pumps to pick up co2 water and deliver it into aquarium. For this aquarium there are actually two return tubs and i can Y the return tube from the reactor into both of them.
(sock tub)
1S4 Four Sock Tub - Aquarium Sump - Custom Aquariums
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1B Baffle Tub - Aquarium Sump - Custom Aquariums
Custom Aquariums provides the 1B Seamless Sump® Baffle Tub for the customers who need a powerful filtration configuration for their fish aquariums.
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I hope this description is clear - also since the reactor is not directly in the return path it doesn't need a by pass so the reactor connection is outflow from pump (3/4 inch) -> T (where co2 is added) -> into reactor -> tube in reactor takes water to the bottom -> output from reactor -> tube -> Y -> two return tubs
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I'm not sure if having this is enough to diffuse the co2 or if i will need to put something at the bottom of the reactor to encourage diffusion; not sure if i should go with blue or clear thingy; not sure if i will waste a lot of co2 sending the co2 water into the return tub to be return to the tank. Not sure if this will be a very good design.
