These are alternative methods. What's new. K. Kami Member. Chaeto Reactor: A device that has water running through it, with chaeto growing in it. Sea Lettuce. Once you harvest the macro algae, the nutrients are then removed from your system. Flush the lines completely by turning on the feed pump and allowing the water to run until it is clear. A Chaeto reactor is just a normal media reactor with a light strip wrapped around it. While we’ve been stuffing Chaeto/Keeto/Cheeto in just about every lighted corners of our sumps and refugiums since the beginning of time, oddly it was the professionally built and super hot rod ARID Reactor by Pax Bellum which really kicked off the current craze. The first and maybe most important difference is that chaeto reactors grow only in saltwater (fish only, or fish with live rock, or reef) whereas algae scrubbers grow (filter) in both saltwater and freshwater. Most copepods stay at the bottom of the tank, though you can increase your surface area with porous rocks and certain macroalgae like Chaeto. $38.02. AquaMaxx HOB-R Hang-On-Back Refugium The AquaMaxx HOB-R Hang-On-Back Refugium is the quick and easy way to create a small ecosystem for your aquarium.A refugium helps control nitrates and phosphates in a natural way by providing space for macroalgae to … This will compete with Chaeto in a reactor. are the hot rods of chaetomorpha reactors, but there’s plenty of simpler and cheaper ways to get concentrated macroalgae scrubbing from … "The chaeto barely moves to the flow but it grows well" Water have to flow around chaeto, NOT the opposite way, but one flower in garden is NOTHING, to really see a drop on Nitrate or PO4 you need a WAY more Macro Algae to grow , unless , you want to drop 2 -5 ppm, i never ever will try or buy any Chaeto reactor, some ppl. anyone have anything lying around or ideas of best model for this use? Members. Position the reactor … The Chaeto reactor that kicked off the current craze, the ARID by Pax Bellum. Joined 3 Sep 2012 Posts 1,195 Reaction score 108. Some models like the Pax Bellum A.R.I.D. :biggrin: The water I use to WC with read 8.4 pH, 0 Nitrite, 0 Ammonia, 0 Nitrate. Up until Sunday the HOB filter had the wheels and the regular filter cartridges. To help increase the efficiency of the external light, water that is input into the reactor creates a spinning effect… $297.49 Regular Price: $349.99. Home. PhosBan Reactor 150 - Two Little Fishies - Bulk Reef Supply 2 Dec 2017 #1 I would just like to open by saying that by no means have I been asked, paid or sponored to use any particular product for this DIY project and that the products used were that of my own. My undertank area only had room for a specific size sump, and no room for a fuge. Algae Scrubber: Also called a Turf Scrubber, or Algal Turf Scrubber (ATS). New posts Search forums. Set up the PhytoTank Chaeto reactor by installing a small pump in your sump (do not exceed 250 g/hr) that will pump water from your system, through the reactor and then back into your sump. Natural Filtration. As macro algae grows, it will consume nutrients in the water. It serves the same purpose to eliminate nutrients in the water. What's new Latest activity Authors. Now it has only chaeto, filter floss and the light pictured. have zero space, then may make sense. It could be used on smaller tanks or tanks without refugiums. Joined Mar 4, 2015 Messages 234 Likes 10 Points 18 Location ... JNS VS-1.5/Aquamax 1.5 HOB skimmer. May 6, 2020 #6. Forums. Chaetomorpha Reactors are one of the more interesting newer developments in the reef aquarium hobby. Hoping to make a large HOB chaeto reactor for my 75 gal reef. For many years Reef Keepers have used Cheato Algae as a method of exporting Phosphate, Nitrates and organic wastes. Likes: Smite. It is best to harvest a third of the Chaeto once a week or once every two weeks. Don’t have the reactor draw water from a refugium with macro algae. Chaetomorpha algae, mostly known by its nickname chaeto, is a type of macro algae that grows in saltwater only. Allow the return line for the reactor to sit in a bucket or your sink. Thread starter jclaas; Start date 2 Dec 2017; jclaas. Chaeto Algae Light Reactors – NEW IN The new Algae Light Reactor from ITC takes an old idea and brings it right up to date. Menu. The process for using GFO in a media reactor is much different. You can run a successful reef tank with Hob filters and skimmers, and you can run a successful tank with a sump and refugium. I run the chaeto reactor on reverse light period from the display light and run the carx effluent to the intake pump of chaeto reactor . The general approach is the bigger the better, especially when it comes to growing copepods in a refugium. The Reef Octopus Light Reactor is a natural filter which utilizes macroalgae like Chaetomorpha to absorb and remove algae-producing nutrients from your aquarium's water. You will first place the GFO in a suitable media reactor. Tilted as the fastest growing macroalgae, Sea lettuce (Ulva lactuca) is an alternate option to Chaeto. Also known as an "algae reactor". The reactor uses an external lighting solution provided by the Tunze Eco Chic Refugium Light that can be fully submerged underwater for maximum efficiency. The elevated dissolved oxygen and lower available elements and nutrients will stunt the algae in the algae reactor. Growing chaeto macroalgae in a PhytoTank is a natural and effective way to remove phosphate and nitrate. DIY Reactor to chaeto conversion. Both work but they work differently. lucare LED Refugium Light Chaeto for Saltwater Marine Aquarium Tank 18W, Coral Reef Plant Grow Light for Macroalgae 3.9 out of 5 stars 40. Avoid excessive pruning. Chaeto Reactors compared to Algae Scrubbers, part 2 Now for some basic differences; more detailed differences will be in subsequent posts. A chaeto reactor does not allow air to enter; only water, and these reactors usually have a lid attached with screws to keep water in and air out. So the reactor … New posts New profile posts Latest activity. It’s also known as This due to the fact that copepod colonies need surface area to propagate.