DIY activated carbon

SmokeyGnar · Mar 27, 2019

I saw this interesting video today and it got me thinking about trying out some home made activated carbon in my tank. Give the video a watch and see what you think

scriptmonkey · Mar 27, 2019

So I am all for doing DIY, but there are some thing I do not think I would try and this may be one of them. Others are DIY root canal, DIY vasectomy, and DIY bomb disposal. Pretty much most things are still in play. While that is pretty cool, I wonder how effective it would be compared to commercial.

virtual reality · Mar 27, 2019

I watched it. Looks like a lot of work. lol.

SmokeyGnar · Mar 27, 2019

scriptmonkey said:
So I am all for doing DIY, but there are some thing I do not think I would try and this may be one of them. Others are DIY root canal, DIY vasectomy, and DIY bomb disposal.

This is quite a bit simpler than a vasectomy and quite a bit safer than bomb disposal ;Dead Of course someone should not even try it if they dont understand how to do it safely or arent comfortable with the process, but that goes for anything in this hobby.

scriptmonkey said:
I wonder how effective it would be compared to commercial.

His AC was comparable to commercial AC. Results of the test are at 18:00. Its probably not a huge cost saving but it seems like a good project to keep our minds thinking about our tanks in new ways

Dom · Mar 27, 2019

Interesting... but it seems like a lot of work.

scriptmonkey · Mar 27, 2019

SmokeyGnar said:
This is quite a bit simpler than a vasectomy and quite a bit safer than bomb disposal ;Dead Of course someone should not even try it if they dont understand how to do it safely or arent comfortable with the process, but that goes for anything in this hobby.

His AC was comparable to commercial AC. Results of the test are at 18:00. Its probably not a huge cost saving but it seems like a good project to keep our minds thinking about our tanks in new ways

Guess it could be helpful in a natural disaster to purify water.

Dr. Dendrostein · Mar 27, 2019

SmokeyGnar said:
I saw this interesting video today and it got me thinking about trying out some home made activated carbon in my tank. Give the video a watch and see what you think

My time (labor) is not cheap. For $68 free shipping, for 1 cubic foot. Looks like a deal. Ebay prices. Sorry, comrade

scriptmonkey · Mar 27, 2019

....but Ebay will not be around in the Zomvie Apocalypse.

Dr. Dendrostein · Mar 27, 2019

scriptmonkey said:
....but Ebay will not be around in the Zomvie Apocalypse.

Very true, time to stock up. One more thing for bomb shelter

cracker · Mar 27, 2019

Iv'e seen this clip or something similar . Looked fun & interesting but wasn't going to setup a blast furnace to try !

Hillbillyreefer · Mar 27, 2019

If you have a backyard fire pit it’s even easier.

Get an empty metal paint can, punch a few holes in the lid. Fill with wood chunks, place in burning fire pit, the gases escaping through the holes are flammable and will ignite, once there are no flames coming from the holes, pull the can out and let it cool. Once cool open it up and viola, done, easy peasy, total investment $2, and a pack of hot dogs to eat while processing the wood.