Kalk pump problem
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Topic: Kalk pump problem
Posted By: Cody Pearce
Subject: Kalk pump problem
Date Posted: August 26 2007 at 11:00pm
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I just made a diy kalk rxt and when I put on my maxi jet 400 the seal between the propeller and the piece of plastic that changes the direction of the flow leaks. Any ideas on how to fix this or if I should get another pump? ------------- 90 gallon mixed reef My fish swim naked. |
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Posted By: Cody Pearce
Date Posted: August 28 2007 at 12:26am
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I ended up just glueing it together.
I was able to buy all the parts from home depot for 20 bucks and had the pump. Looks pretty slick. I'll post pics tomorrow. ------------- 90 gallon mixed reef My fish swim naked. |
Posted By: ReefBones
Date Posted: August 28 2007 at 12:29am
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I am glad that I am not the only one who talks to my self .. LOL.. I had a whole thread to my self once ..
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Posted By: Dion Richins
Date Posted: August 28 2007 at 12:35am
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Posted By: Mike Savage
Date Posted: August 28 2007 at 9:13am
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Hey, I just figure that if you need somebody intelligent to talk to you do what you have to do!
Mike -------------  |
Posted By: ReefBones
Date Posted: August 28 2007 at 9:25am
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ya know whats sad . is I cant remember what my own little discussion was about! ..I was going to post a link to it but for the life of me I cant remember ...
and the only reason why I talked to my self in the thread was I hate the fact when someone posts questions to problems but never posts what they did to fix it ... ------------- 140 gallon Reef 65 gallon Reef 55 gallon Aggressive www.thesalttank.com 801-865-6074 "encourage other divers and sea enthusiasts to take nothing but pictures and leave nothing but bubbles" |
Posted By: Mike Savage
Date Posted: August 28 2007 at 9:33am
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Okay. So how did you fix it?
Mike ------------- |
Posted By: fj40fax
Date Posted: August 28 2007 at 9:36am
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I read this as soon as it was posted, but was unclear as to where it was
leaking. I was too tired to respond. I am guessing that it
was leaking where the impellar housing connects to the main body.
These are not usually water tight, but most people who use them
externally just silicone them shut. Can't wait to see the pics... ------------- Fax 318-3632 90g 2x250W 14kK MH Sump, Fuge, G3, UV, O3, ACIII Pleasant Grove, UT Across State Street from the Purple Turtle Adjustments and Massages for Frags! |
Posted By: Cody Pearce
Date Posted: August 28 2007 at 5:22pm
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A couple other questions I have is that the ABS glue still stinks after it has been glued a day. Should I be conerned or should I wait for it to air out for like a week? I've rinsed numerous times.
Also how do people keep it from siphoning back into their top off water. ------------- 90 gallon mixed reef My fish swim naked. |
Posted By: TriggerHappy
Date Posted: August 28 2007 at 5:28pm
http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=19817&KW= - http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=19817&KW= There you go, bud!  ------------- 210 gallon Mixed Reef |
thebutler4 wrote:Posted By: Mike Savage
Date Posted: August 28 2007 at 5:30pm
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I'm glad you found that Bill. Now maybe we won't have to go through that again!
Mike ------------- |
Posted By: TriggerHappy
Date Posted: August 28 2007 at 5:35pm
Is Steve still on his meds? 
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Posted By: Cody Pearce
Date Posted: August 28 2007 at 6:36pm
Heres the pics
  ------------- 90 gallon mixed reef My fish swim naked. |
Posted By: Gahlenfr
Date Posted: August 31 2007 at 7:41pm
| I would not worry about the smell. The solvent has already dissapated and you should be fine connecting it up and away you go. p.s. I don't know what I am talking about..... I just make it up as I go!!!!!! |
Posted By: ReefBones
Date Posted: August 31 2007 at 8:06pm
HAHAHAHAHA Wow .. this thred got out of control really quick .. HAHAHAHA I cant stop laughing!!!
and yes I am still on my meds! .. ------------- 140 gallon Reef 65 gallon Reef 55 gallon Aggressive www.thesalttank.com 801-865-6074 "encourage other divers and sea enthusiasts to take nothing but pictures and leave nothing but bubbles" |
Posted By: ReefBones
Date Posted: August 31 2007 at 8:07pm
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OMG! I about fell outta my chair laughing! ... ------------- 140 gallon Reef 65 gallon Reef 55 gallon Aggressive www.thesalttank.com 801-865-6074 "encourage other divers and sea enthusiasts to take nothing but pictures and leave nothing but bubbles" |
Posted By: TriggerHappy
Date Posted: August 31 2007 at 8:09pm
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Alright, Steve...time to share!
------------- 210 gallon Mixed Reef |
Posted By: ReefBones
Date Posted: August 31 2007 at 8:13pm
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Da** I love this board ... LOL! ------------- 140 gallon Reef 65 gallon Reef 55 gallon Aggressive www.thesalttank.com 801-865-6074 "encourage other divers and sea enthusiasts to take nothing but pictures and leave nothing but bubbles" |
Posted By: fj40fax
Date Posted: August 31 2007 at 8:31pm
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To stop the siphoning it should be fed by your top off system, or a
slow moving dosing pump of some kind. That way the only way water
goes out is if some more fresh water goes in. You could
pressurize the vessel straight from the ro inlet, and then run that to
a float valve. Make sure that the pump does not run constantly, it only needs a min or two every couple hours or so. Make sure it is easy to disassemble because it will need a lot of cleaning, you may even want to get another pump so that you can just swap them out, instead of having to wait until one is all the way clean. A good long soak in vinegar will help get a lot of the gunk off. I'm excited to see how this turns out... Keep us posted. Fax ------------- Fax 318-3632 90g 2x250W 14kK MH Sump, Fuge, G3, UV, O3, ACIII Pleasant Grove, UT Across State Street from the Purple Turtle Adjustments and Massages for Frags! |
Posted By: Cody Pearce
Date Posted: September 17 2007 at 12:00am
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I've had it up and going for a few weeks and so far so good. I've noticed my tank has really improved with the addition. What amazed me the most was that it bumped my orp up so that its now over 400, in which it used to be in the mid 300s. Not bad for 20 bucks.
I fixed the siphoning with a checkvalve from petsmart. Luckily I bought two knowing that half the time I buy small parts one of them is broken. And amazingly enough one was hehe. The extra buck and half or so saved me a trip. ------------- 90 gallon mixed reef My fish swim naked. |
Posted By: Cody Pearce
Date Posted: September 17 2007 at 12:01am
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I've been running the pump for 5 minutes every 4 hours with my Aquacontroller. I have it programmed as OSC 005/240. ------------- 90 gallon mixed reef My fish swim naked. |
Posted By: Shane H
Date Posted: September 17 2007 at 9:24am
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Cody,
One more thing to consider: your mixing pump intake may need to be piped up higher into the reactor. I noticed on mine (which is very similar), I need to pull water from up higher to fully mix the water inside.
Nicely done!
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Posted By: Cody Pearce
Date Posted: September 17 2007 at 4:57pm
I was thinking the same thing, but haven't modified it yet.  ------------- 90 gallon mixed reef My fish swim naked. |
Posted By: fj40fax
Date Posted: September 17 2007 at 5:05pm
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The higher it is the longer the pump will last, but you still should expect a short life from a kalk pump.
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Posted By: Cody Pearce
Date Posted: September 17 2007 at 11:23pm
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How long do they last and when can I tell when the pump is spent? ------------- 90 gallon mixed reef My fish swim naked. |
Posted By: fj40fax
Date Posted: September 18 2007 at 9:17am
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Periodically check the pH of the effluent, it should be really
high. I think if it is really mixing well it should be about 12,
but I would say if it is over 10 you should be good. To check the
pump I think you will have to take the top off and then turn the pump
on and just watch. A low effluent pH will probably be your first
clue, and it will also tell you when to recharge with more kalk.
If the pH is low after recharging, check/clean the pump.
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