Thread: DIY Ca Blowout
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Old 02/14/2005, 09:08 AM
tallyclassic tallyclassic is offline
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DIY Ca Blowout

Tested my DJ88 Calcium Reactor for about 2 weeks, clearing up some microbubbles and air getting in the system. Put a jug of ARM in it this weekend and tested that too, with the Co2 out at the pool.
Put the reactor in the house, on the tank, ran 3 minutes and blew out the whole side of the reactor, top to bottom......all over the carpet.

I didn't hit the side of it, or stress it. Looking at the break, the welds all held. It split the sheet in half, on the seam, going around the welds. All I can think of is stress fractures in the acrylic from sawing??? I'm using a 10" 80 tooth carbide blade and then routed all my corners square afterwards.
I used the HomeDepot .220" stock. This has me worried, I just bought a 72x36 sheet to start my sump.
On the Rx I have now reglued the seam with Weldon #2, let that dry and filleted the corner with some #16. Did the same fillet with the other 3 corners.
Pump was a Mag3, the ball valve was closed off a bit to slow the pump down, effluent was wide open.