Capulator
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great thread oscar!All I can say is HOLY FUCK !!! I should have built one along time ago,8 Gallons RO,poured in 3 Red Solo cups of EWC, 5 TBSP of each pack of Caps, put in 300 ML of Hi Brix, foamed in like .00001 seconds never seen anything like it........:D:D:D:DView attachment 332978
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Hooked it all up to an alita80 air pump, and it has a vortex but the air pump itself is making hissing noises and the water is sputtering out not really a smooth flow. Is this normal?
great thread oscar!
2 quick simple questions..
what is the name ofthe fitting it connects to on the vortex?
what is that black hose/fitting called that is attached to your pondmaster(size?)
thank you for sharing!
@Capulator Make sure you are using a 3/4 hose right from the Ap-100 all the way to the 3/4 barb to 1inch Npt, you want a SHIT LOAD of air volume to move all that water up the riser...;)Plumbed it the exact same way. I have an AP100 I will try that one instead.
@ Capulator When I dump everything into the Vortex I use this, they snap onto 5 gallon buckets and they are 400 micron, you don't want anything smaller then 400 micron, If I use the tea bag then, there is very little stuff that needs to be strained, but you have all them pumps, so you have to decided it you want to strain every time, here is a link to the bucket tops,
I have thought about that, just been to Lazy to go the Hardware to pick up a 45, Take some pics of your brewer in action you get sometime, sure Is better then pay up 2k for real Vortex...:cool:It seems as though the feed has to be positioned properly in order to obtain a proper vortex, and if it submerged a bit then it does really well. LIke in you pic above, I would add another 45* fitting at the end of the straight shot to really push the water in the right direction.
Yes I have used the 5 gallon pail with air stone, I also used a home made Vortex out of a Culligan Water Bottle, to may parts, to much messing around to clean also wanted something with more capacity, sea you could also by the 100 gallon tank and build the same thing just larger scale if ya needed..;)Oscar, I can't recall, have you used other types of brewers? I find myself wondering just how important achieving the vortex is.
I hate to say that the ap 60 would be big enough and then have u find out it's not, I tried several differnt one and with the 2"Yeah...the foam is insane in the Vortex. If I don't add Vegetable oil.....I have a BIG MESS to clean up. I get my 15 gallon tank on Monday. Super stoked to get it set up. @oscar169 do you think the AP-60 would be undersized in this application?
So I'm going to build one of these.....do you think I should go with 1.5 instead of 2" on the pipe @Capulator ?
I guess my question wasn't so much with regards to capacity as it was specific to creating that vortex. I have a 45gal brewer, I use a square rolling trash can and then configured my PVC manifold so that almost the entire bottom of the trash can emits air vigorously. So, I'm wondering if what I've got going is ineffective, or what. I don't think it is, but I am, as ever, curious. I can't test DO at this time, only scope through a student scope.Yes I have used the 5 gallon pail with air stone, I also used a home made Vortex out of a Culligan Water Bottle, to may parts, to much messing around to clean also wanted something with more capacity, sea you could also by the 100 gallon tank and build the same thing just larger scale if ya needed..;)
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