DIY bio pellet help (what do ya think, complete?)

Thats nice I bet it works great. you will just have to figure how far down for the tube.

 

DD,

This is the thread I was talking about for the BRS reactor mods:
http://www.3reef.com/forums/i-made/i-made-better-biopellet-brs-reactor-mod-119890.html

It's long, but might be some useful info there too I'm sure.

 

I bet that'll work out alright. I look forward to updates.

 

Thanks Jimmy. In theory it will. Also it works great in my head. I invision it and it works great. Lol.
I will definitely keep this post going and will update when I have something else to update.

Thanks everyone for the help! This is going to be one bad reactor when I get it right and all thanks to y'all.

 

Alright, well I installed the plate and the diffuser cone and this is what I got.

First video was with a longer supply hose
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ivH8P1ciQrk&sns=em
I shortened hose and and had to dial it back a bit because it was scrubbing the pellets too much at the bottom. I think the pump isn't producing the amount of flow that's needed. I don't even think its pushing 200gph.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cIQ-ukTbJI0&sns=em
There's also one section that the pellets are only moving a little. Not like the pellets in the video. I can see them move slightly so I know water is moving by them.
What do you think. Is this still not good or is it back to the drawing board.

 

Man it looks promising.

 

It does. It would work great if I had a bigger pump. I saw a particle that made it in there and it was just floating around. There is not enough flow. Something is wrong with my pump. I bought it used so that is probably my issue.

 

Something is definitely wrong. Take the pump apart and have a look. How is it plumbed? With the the watts it draws, and the price for a new one, yes, it's a 1000 gph pump. That's a Mag 9.5... that is a crazy pump to put on a pellet reactor. You should be able to plaster those pellets on the roof.

But I would actually be happy with the lower video, you see them moving. But ya, you can tweek it some more.

 

When was the last time it was run in a vinegar bath?

 

That's what I thought. I thought I had enough pump for it. Something is wrong.
I thoroughly cleaned the pump with water and scrubbed it about 2 months ago before it was used for a month mixing salt and before been used a month for I ran it on the reactor.
No vinegar bath. Should I pull it and run it in vinegar? For a day?