saintsreturn
Well-Known Member
Good Day All,
I bought the components to build a chaeto reactor as i do not have a refugium in my sump, nor do i want one. I finally built the thing and decided to do some tests (apparently i am avoiding other house tasks, HA!) which i wanted to share with the group.
I was talking to a friend about finally getting this up and he informed me of some growing concerns with these setups getting to hot and eventually cracking the housing. Obviously this is not what we want when trying to make changes to our system. I did a bunch of research and found folks saying they work great, they broke, they didnt achieve their desired results, etc.
I am going to skip the debate on their value and just focus on the water temps, as i have not found this information readily available. The tests with be with RODI water only, with an understanding that salt mix or larger water volumes could change the results. Unfortunately, i cannot test every application; so I figured this information may be useful to others as a starting point in their decision process.
Test will include:
1) taped and sealed system without water flow
2) taped and sealed with water flow
3) lights put into a housing with the reactor centered and no light contact
I may test:
1) enclosed in a housing with a fan
2) on my system full time
external links for materials:
Reactor:
https://www.marinedepot.com/AquaMax...ate_Reactors-AquaMaxx-UJ5311-FIFRISPR-vi.html
Lights:
https://www.marinedepot.com/Accel_A...riums-Accel_Aquatics-6H94602-FILTFILD-vi.html
Temp reader (TDS)
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B079DN9DRS/?tag=reefsanc-20
Pump and hoses are misc laying around.
I bought the components to build a chaeto reactor as i do not have a refugium in my sump, nor do i want one. I finally built the thing and decided to do some tests (apparently i am avoiding other house tasks, HA!) which i wanted to share with the group.
I was talking to a friend about finally getting this up and he informed me of some growing concerns with these setups getting to hot and eventually cracking the housing. Obviously this is not what we want when trying to make changes to our system. I did a bunch of research and found folks saying they work great, they broke, they didnt achieve their desired results, etc.
I am going to skip the debate on their value and just focus on the water temps, as i have not found this information readily available. The tests with be with RODI water only, with an understanding that salt mix or larger water volumes could change the results. Unfortunately, i cannot test every application; so I figured this information may be useful to others as a starting point in their decision process.
Test will include:
1) taped and sealed system without water flow
2) taped and sealed with water flow
3) lights put into a housing with the reactor centered and no light contact
I may test:
1) enclosed in a housing with a fan
2) on my system full time
external links for materials:
Reactor:
https://www.marinedepot.com/AquaMax...ate_Reactors-AquaMaxx-UJ5311-FIFRISPR-vi.html
Lights:
https://www.marinedepot.com/Accel_A...riums-Accel_Aquatics-6H94602-FILTFILD-vi.html
Temp reader (TDS)
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B079DN9DRS/?tag=reefsanc-20
Pump and hoses are misc laying around.