Co2 scrubber moisture?

[RedReefer]

I do not run my scrubber recirculating. I know a bunch of you do. I've decided not to due to oxygenation. I would like to add some kind of water container inline to prevent me from having to put water in the bottom of the scrubber canister. To prevent me from adding moisture over and over prior to the C02 media being exhausted. I would like to see some examples? Please post if you can help. Thanks!

 

[Reefer Reboot]

One example, air pump mounted outside, airline into the house then into the first canister with a airstone. Then it goes into the next cannister with the soda lime, then to the skimmer air inlet.

The water lasts me about a month before it needs to be refilled. Just spin the canister off and refill. No need to shut anything down. It also helps with filtering the air before it gets to the soda lime and skimmer.

 

[RedReefer]

Cool. I like it!

 

[spsick]

I’m trying to think out something like this vs recirculating and losing the benefit of oxygenation. @Reefer Reboot do you have like an Alita pump to move air that far?

I am pulling outside air for my skimmer and was thinking just a first canister filled 3/4 full with water but guessing that doesn’t give enough exposure time to do any meaningful raise in humidity of the air.

 

[Reefer Reboot]

I’m trying to think out something like this vs recirculating and losing the benefit of oxygenation. @Reefer Reboot do you have like an Alita pump to move air that far?

I am pulling outside air for my skimmer and was thinking just a first canister filled 3/4 full with water but guessing that doesn’t give enough exposure time to do any meaningful raise in humidity of the air.

At first I was running an old Dynamaster piston air pump but am now running a Tetra Whisper AP300 pump. An Alita pump should work as well. Any pump that can create more pressure psi than the skimmers venturi vacuum psi at the required air velocity should work. I'm using standard air line with no problems.
Using an airstone in the first cannister to break up the airflow into smaller bubbles will create plenty of humidity.

 

[SPS2020]

At first I was running an old Dynamaster piston air pump but am now running a Tetra Whisper AP300 pump. An Alita pump should work as well. Any pump that can create more pressure psi than the skimmers venturi vacuum psi at the required air velocity should work. I'm using standard air line with no problems.
Using an airstone in the first cannister to break up the airflow into smaller bubbles will create plenty of humidity.

Dynamaster...those were awesome pumps! I think I still have the pump around somewhere, but the air valves are as scarce as hen's teeth.