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FS: DIY Vertex recirculating biopellet reactor

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So I bought all this stuff new to make a DIY recirculating biopellet reactor, but I ended up taking my biopellets offline and never got around to actually building it. I did a lot of research, and this thing should work awesome for spinning biopellets.

I'll sell everything in the pics for $160 shipped. The vertex reactor alone is $120. All that needs to be done is drill the holes and glue the PVC. Maybe 1 hour worth of work.














Includes all PVC parts needed, uniseals, new vertex reactor, brand new Sicce pump, spears ball valves. This was a copy of the
Reef dynamics reactor.

If you google Schnitzel's vertex biopellet reactor, you will find a thread I started when I was going to build this. I spent a lot of money on the parts, and everything was purchased brand new.
https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/schnitzels-diy-vertex-recirculating-biopellet-reactor.188833/

That's the thread ^

Any questions, feel free to pm me


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For anyone wondering, this reactor is the vertex 2.0L. I bet it will hold enough pellets for a 500g+ tank.



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where in the design of the pvc parts does it enter the wall of the reactor? before or after the unions?
 
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where in the design of the pvc parts does it enter the wall of the reactor? before or after the unions?
After the unions. The PVC I have there is probably too short. I have a couple feet of 1/2" PVC I'll include. I just had those pieces already cut and pushed the 90s on to see how it would look. Nothing is glued together yet.
 

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