DIY kalk stirrer, Ideas?

[john_shay]

Looking to make one rather than buy one, Would buy one for the right price but havent found it yet, does anyone have a DIY one, or have any designs to share?

 

[KrisDeitz]

I have a reactor with pump with kalk powder I'd sell without the ato for 60.00

 

[john_shay]

PFCDeitz;827008 wrote: I have a reactor with pump with kalk powder I'd sell without the ato for 60.00

I will send a PM with my phone # if you dont already have it, send pics if you can and i may take it off your hands, Did you put it together yourself?? or is it strictly a repurposed reactor? i would like to build my own if i could.

 

[KrisDeitz]

It's a aqua systems reactor. Not a DIY. Very well built

 

[porpoiseaquatics]

Tagging along

 

[serpent]

Flyingarmy, Mark, did a good write up on a DIY unit a while back.

http://www.atlantareefclub.org/forums/showthread.php?t=2039">http://www.atlantareefclub.org/forums/showthread.php?t=2039</a>

I followed this idea to make mine. It utilizes an upflow design by reversing the flow through a RO filter canister.

I got my canister at Bulk Reef Supply and used John Guest fittings for the input/output. I then used a piece of PVC pipe, with cap, with holes drilled in it for the center down piece.

 

[ichthyoid]

There was someone a while back that used a microwave turntable motor to build a pretty nice kalk stirrer/doser.

 

[the-bubonic-one]

 

[john_shay]

The-Bubonic-One;827093 wrote: http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2139395">http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2139395</a>[/QUOTE]

That's awesome, found my new project, will find a better container than a trash bin though

 

[nassar0505]

I've seen rotisserie motors used as well, you can find them at Lowes/HD

 

[the-bubonic-one]

john_shay;827119 wrote: That's awesome, found my new project, will find a better container than a trash bin though

I ordered the motor took about 20 days to get. I put the project on hold until I can find pieces of silicone for the paddles( similar to a spatula head), but I have to admit I haven't really looked that hard.

 

[john_shay]

Why not just buys some baking spatulas, probably cheap + 1 to that idea as well :up: