4 X18 acrylic media reactor build for under $15

[Gonzapa]

Parts
piece of acrylic 3
canister 1.50
screws and nuts 1.60
Connectors 5.90
Gasket 1.50
1/2 union .20
Piece of PVC 1

Total 14.7

I bought acylic canisters at a discount store because I couldnt pass them up for 1.50 with the idea of making reactors with them
here is how it went

From a piece of acrylic I cut to circles to make the top The forms were shaped on a router using the lid of a chinese food container as a template

After that I glued the fittings for the top and the bottom

Glued the acrylic to the canister

then created the plumbing pieces using a piece of plastic that came with the canister as a strainer

everything fitting toghether

Lastly From a piece of rubber gasket material I created a gasket

And this is the finished product, a 4X18 media reactor for under $15

 

[Gonzapa]

I have now built 2 of these and by purchasing a magnetic stirrer with a bar on ebay for $25 I now have a kalk reactor for $40

 

[NYCREEFER]

Re: 4 X18 acrylic media reactor build for under $15

Great build.

 

[asonitez]

I'll take 2. when can I pickup?

 

[Gonzapa]

I'll take 2. when can I pickup?

I was not selling them. this was a DIY

 

[asonitez]

I'll take 2. when can I pickup?

I was not selling them. this was a DIY

Lol I was pulling your leg. That looks seriously cool. I just picked up a set of 80 assorted Pipe Taps brand new. Time to get into some DIY.

 

[Phyl]

Good job on the DIY. It looks fantastic!

As a side note, we made reactors out of the wrong kind (cheap) of acrylic tube. They can not be kept under pressure or they fissure like mad and spring a leak. What's the better kind of acrylic tube? Is it cast or extruded? Well we used the lower quality one and eventually it failed. Just FYI!

 

[RichT]

cast is the superior type of tubing