DIY chaeto reactor

[justinkdenny]

Trying to add diversity to tank to help with dinos and was wondering if this would work for a chaeto reactor.  I've seen things like this online and wondered if anyone on here had 1st hand experience.  Thanks in advance.

 

Ps: I would like the pump to go in the rear chamber of I'm nuvo tank and the reactor in the stand below.

[5*Chris]

3 hours ago, justinkdenny said:

Trying to add diversity to tank to help with dinos and was wondering if this would work for a chaeto reactor.  I've seen things like this online and wondered if anyone on here had 1st hand experience.  Thanks in advance.

 

Ps: I would like the pump to go in the rear chamber of I'm nuvo tank and the reactor in the stand below.

If the pump fits, it would work. Do you have a strong enough main pump to T off of? The phosban 150 comes with a valve to control intake. I ran a similar setup, just outside of sump, but was afraid of leaks. So I put the reactor into the sump with a chaetomax light directly on it from the outside. Works great, and chaeto (along with gha in reactor) grow fast. 

[justinkdenny]

3 hours ago, 5*Chris said:

If the pump fits, it would work. Do you have a strong enough main pump to T off of? The phosban 150 comes with a valve to control intake. I ran a similar setup, just outside of sump, but was afraid of leaks. So I put the reactor into the sump with a chaetomax light directly on it from the outside. Works great, and chaeto (along with gha in reactor) grow fast. 

I dont think my return, although i have an upgraded sicce, would be adequate.  That would be cool though.  Do you run quite a bit of flow through yours?

[mitten_reef]

I think @NanoRox ran a very similar setup a while ago. Maybe he’ll chime in or you can look up his build. I think I’m right. 😅

[5*Chris]

12 hours ago, justinkdenny said:

I dont think my return, although i have an upgraded sicce, would be adequate.  That would be cool though.  Do you run quite a bit of flow through yours?

At first I just ran enough flow for the chaeto to tumble, but now I have it turned up because the reactor is packed 😁.

[NanoRox]

I had something similar.  In concept it should work.  The issue is with flow.  Will the reactor be hung on the back our in a cabinet?  If in the cabinet, you have a lot of tubing and additional head pressure needed to pump the water at an adequate flow.  In which case you would need possibly a stronger pump.  

 

I had an issue of my lights getting too hot and after time cracked the reactor BUT I used white lights.  The lights you show here may not have that issue. 

[DSA65PRO]

https://www.amazon.com/Spectrum-Lights-Hydroponics-Greenhouse-Organic/dp/B01L74WDPW