Billet Reactor for a Nano Tank

[cutter2001]

I have a red Sea nano XL and I’m interested in starting a bio pellet reactor to aid with nutrient management. What is the best way to do this without it being ugly.

 

[X-37B]

Easiest way is to get a nylon bag for your media and just hang it in the aio. If you run racks just put it on one.
I run carbon this way in my aio 15g.

 

[cutter2001]

Don’t you need to have the pellets tumble around?

 

[slickcdb2000]

On a Nano XL space and looks are definitely the tricky part. One option is running a small internal reactor in the back chamber if you have the room. Some of the mini reactors are compact enough that they’ll hide back there and you won’t see them at all from the front.

Another option I’ve seen people do is run a small external reactor in the cabinet and feed it off a manifold or a small pump. That keeps everything out of the display and still pretty clean looking.

Just make sure the reactor output is near the skimmer intake if possible since biopellets tend to produce extra bacteria that the skimmer will help pull out.

Also go slow with the pellets at first. A lot of people start with like half the recommended amount and increase later so nutrients don’t drop too fast.