My cheato isn't growing as much, and my nutrients are rising -- slowly but steadily. I've gone from 6 ppm nitrate to 10 ppm, in about a month.
I do dose Brightwell cheato-gro. The cheato is tumbling in the sump. I don't know if cheato is supposed to be more loosely packed than what I have, in...
I have a Red Sea reefer 170 coming up on 2 years old an I have been having trouble keeping nitrate an phosphate down. I have accumulated 7 fish in the tank an a few coral mostly LPS. I feed frozen food everyday an have scaled back on the amount trying to reduce nitrate an phosphate but still...
Hello Reefers!
I've been setting up an Innovative Marine 30L AIO for a few months now and wanted to share! I plan on mainly keeping LPS specifically Euphyllia.
Equipment:
2 IM MightyJet Return Pumps
2 VCA RFG's (With the Slip Fit Drop connector)
2 AI Nero 3's
2 AI Prime16 HD Lights/Mounting...
I have been wanting to get a Chaeto reactor for some time now to help reduce nitrates and phosphates. I started looking online and noticed that they all have one thing in common... they are pricey. So I went on a hunt to build my own. FYI my take is about 54 gallons.
Here are the supplies...
What's a good pump speed for a chaeto reactor? I'm using the AquaMaxx Media Reactor Standard with a pump at max power which is 260GPH. My reactor is on the ground of my AIO so it runs through a 5ft tube down then another 5ft back up. Is a strong pump fine for chaeto to grow because I also don't...
I have seen a few pre-built options through Marine Depot, but the reactors and lights are out of stock with no guarantee they will return. I have seen some close substitutes, but I’m not really sure what would work best for my tank. I’m not really obsessed with adding more water volume, but I...
Sold. I purchased this arid 2 months ago. I never use until my 1st batch chaeto delivered on 2/16/2019. Only 6 weeks used. I'm thinking of upgrade to larger size. Looking for $600 and local pick up preferred at Queens, New York.
I need at least one more block of algae for my system to process nitrates. I currently have two ideas, and am wondering if people have experience or opinions or whatever as to which to do here:
Option 1: A big 25 gallon fuge.
Idea is simple. A 25 gallon tall AGA tank with a massive overhead...
i currently have a two little fish 550 set up with grow lights as a chaeto reactor. I won carbon Rox from Brack on Black Friday so decided to buy a bra deluxe single reactor to run carbon in. Should i be able to run the reactors in line off that one pump ? Or maybe split the outgoing line from...
I am thinking about getting the Vectra S1 and I'm sure its big enough but I was wondering if it would be good for a 55 gallon and running two media reactors one for carbon and one for a chaeto reactor( on a manifold)
I was just wondering..... when does everyone bring there algae reactor online on a new system? I have a tank cycling for about 3 weeks now and am not sure when I should think about getting some chaeto and throwing it in the reactor
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Ask the man himself all the questions you have about this amazing product. Hear all...
I'm in the process of picking up all new equipment for a 180. I have a Trigger Systems 39 sump, but don't want loose chaeto if I use any at all. I was looking on BRS at their bigger Skimz Algae Reactor, which has a quartz sleeve placed off center to one side and it's an upflow, but the water...
recently about 4 month ago I upgraded from my 20 gallon JBJ shallow frag tank to a brand spankin new Innovative Marine Nuvo 50 Gallon Lagoon tank. I ordered the tank from SaltwaterAquariums.com and cant say enough good things about those guys! I repurposed and furniture piece into a tank stand...