DIY BioPhos 3 Reactor...

[skeletor]

the zeoFairy visited today and dropped off some BioPhos 3

Being the DIY freak that I am, this is what I came up with to put it in:


The cup is holding 1/4 cup of media, the cup unscrews for easy changing, I plan on making another cup so I can just swap them out to change the media.







sump pic:



enjoy,
rich.

[skeletor]

here it is, the wal-mart BioPhos 3 Reactor Kit... the kitchen shaker also includes a free screen total cost to build the whole thing was around $10.

[OUinLA]

Nice work Rich. I have a feeling I should take out some stock in "Kitchen Shaker" real quick

[skeletor]

thanks Madison.. at $1.24 a piece you can hardly go wrong with the old kitchen shaker...

[Aged Salt]

Very ingenious, Rich Bob

[invincible569]

Thats neat!! and for the record, have been running BIOphos3 for a couple months now without ANY problems through my CA Reactor effluent.

[Von digity]

Ohh, sweet, you have your ph probe in there too Rich?

[skeletor]

Yeah Von, I stole that idea from invincible569 ... just remember to place the probe in gently and don't drop it in, oh well, it was time for a new probe anyway.

the top is a 3/4" slip x 1/2" threaded "T", this cut down and glued to the top of the "kitchen spray hose guide" (really just a 1/2" bulkhead) the media cup screws into the bottom of the bulkhead. The corner shower basket is turned upside down and with a few cuts of the jigsaw becomes the perfect little corner sump shelf..

hey invincible569, how often do you change media ? do you bother testing it or just change it regularly ? Do you notice any colour change when it's done ?

[invincible569]

hey invincible569, how often do you change media ? do you bother testing it or just change it regularly ? Do you notice any colour change when it's done ?

I change mine out when it changes color. I have noticed that it darkens after a couple of weeks. Not sure if it changes color because its fully absorbed or becasue of something else. In between my change out, I also pump the mini handle up/down to mix and loosen and debris that may be halting the PO4 absorbption. Let me know if you see this color change too so we know its just not my tank.

[nyfireman3097]

can you describe how you made it in deatail ?
Nick

[skeletor]

can you describe how you made it in deatail ?
Nick

oops, I broke all the pics in this thread in the process but I finished writing up how to make your own PO4 Rx.

check it out and let me know if you have any questions.

http://crayfish.nu/gallery/view_albu...mName=DIYPO4Rx

rich.

[Aged Salt]

Hi Rich, excellent detail of your P04-Rx: Thnx. Bob

[nyfireman3097]

awesome thanx
Nick

[Orion76]

What's the URL of your ebay store?

[superior]

My biophos reactor










My biophos 3 is not yet arrived, I have used the PO4 remover of Seachem.