Pax Bellum Chaeto Reactor Knock-Off

[xlzerolx]

Just the hair algae . I didn't notice any growth in the chaeto. In fact it was getting losing its colour. I'm not sure if it was because the lights were too bright or if I didn't have enough flow through the reactor. I think it may have been the latter.
I may try this again a bit later on a separate frag tank I am planning on setting up. I didn't want to mess too much with the display tank. I didn't want to tinker with it so I switched over to BPs that I had used with success before.
I am sure this approach could work if done correctly though. Others have had success using the non-pac bellum reactors on other forums that I have read. Heck people have had success growing chaeto in their aquaclear filter (which is why I think it may have been flow).

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Originally Posted by xlzerolx

Just the hair algae . I didn't notice any growth in the chaeto. In fact it was getting losing its colour. I'm not sure if it was because the lights were too bright or if I didn't have enough flow through the reactor. I think it may have been the latter.
I may try this again a bit later on a separate frag tank I am planning on setting up. I didn't want to mess too much with the display tank. I didn't want to tinker with it so I switched over to BPs that I had used with success before.
I am sure this approach could work if done correctly though. Others have had success using the non-pac bellum reactors on other forums that I have read. Heck people have had success growing chaeto in their aquaclear filter (which is why I think it may have been flow).

Thanks for the reply. I will give it a try and report back.

[mike31154]

Other than aesthetics does it really matter if there's hair algae in the reactor? As long as it's confined there & not in your display I'd be inclined to let it be. Probably more efficient at taking up nutrients than chaeto.