Reactor Assembly

Here is the unassembled, exploded view of the reactor on the left, as well as the assembled reactor to the right. Now, to be fair, that assembled reactor is not truly assembled, as evidenced by the lack of purple dye all over the joints. I had to prime and seal the joints with some of the most caustic, eye-burning liquids I've ever dealt with.

The purple primer was quite volatile and very runny, so it tended to run all over the pipe and leave permanent stains. Fortunately, the glue was a little goopier and easier to apply.

I didn't seal what I didn't have to. That is, I tried to have as many of the parts be threaded as possible, just needing some teflon pipe tape. That includes the bottom cap, the gray hose nipples, and the CO2 input shown below with a hole drilled into it.

I plugged up that hole with a hose connector and some aquarium sealant. Additionally, I put a small piece of silicone tube on the inside so that the bubbles would get inserted in the center of the flow stream.

After assembly, it was just a matter of hooking it up to the Rio 600 with some 1" tubing, and I let it rip.