Gravity-Fed Phosban Reactor

While doing a water change today I hooked up a phosban reactor with phosguard to get my phosphates down after some mysis parties in my tank.

However, I really didn't want to put another pump in my sump and have to plug it in somewhere... so I grapped a old Hagen u-pipe that just happened to measure perfectly, putting the input right below my water line (no drama with power outages) and made my reactor gravity-fed!







EDIT - the only thing I had to redo was the return line - I had to make it longer so I could start a siphon without jamming my head into the stand. Once I did that, I gave a quick pull and it fired right up. I primed the reactor before hand by filling with new saltwater. I previously rinsed the phosguard. FYI


Kinda goes along with my gravity-fed refugium. I am loving gravity. Nothing hard here, but I like it!

matt

 

Sweet+simple=elegant

 

very nice Matt... I might steal your idea here

 

Thank you sir!

Go for it Trent. That is what it is all about. Sharing that is.

matt

 

Impressive..most impressive. I like it alot!

 

Thanks!
2 days in - no issues - I don't see air build up. Looking good.

 

ha awesome idea!

 

That certainly does facilitate things. May I ask you how much was the total for the whole project in parts and media?

I believe that even if it gets bubbles inside, gravity will take care of it. It would take a lot of bubbles to stop the siphon.

I really need to get me a phos-ban and calcium reactors. This daily dosing thing is starting to get old!

- Mag.

 

i saw the phosban reactor for like $30 at the LFS last i was there, and the u-tube and piping cant be more than $10-20....

calcium reactor on the other hand... heh you know the answer to that one

 

Aye - it doesn't cost much at all. This is a very handy reactor to have. @Magnus - you might be right about gravity taking care of the bubbles.. I'll keep watching though. No leaks either.