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I've wanted a Pax Bellum ARID for a while but the pricing just keeps going up and up and now it's quite outrageous. So with some guidance from Wally at seaside aquatics this is my DIY version for $110. That price does not include the feed pump.
Seaside Aquatics/Aqua Excel FR60 reactor
UPlights waterproof led strip kit with dimmer from amazon
True union fittings and 1/2" push connect conversion for MJ1200 feed pump and easy maintenance
That is with the dimmer on the lowest setting. This sucker is bright and will probably only run at 50%. What's cool about this reactor is that the divider is adjustable so you can grow two different kinds of macro and have the chambers be different sizes. I will be doing chaeto on the bottom and dragon's breath on the top. Also going to seed it with different kinds of pods to see how that goes. The diodes are fully covered in a waterproof silicone that is quite sticky so it attaches to the reactor super easy.
Seaside Aquatics/Aqua Excel FR60 reactor
UPlights waterproof led strip kit with dimmer from amazon
True union fittings and 1/2" push connect conversion for MJ1200 feed pump and easy maintenance
That is with the dimmer on the lowest setting. This sucker is bright and will probably only run at 50%. What's cool about this reactor is that the divider is adjustable so you can grow two different kinds of macro and have the chambers be different sizes. I will be doing chaeto on the bottom and dragon's breath on the top. Also going to seed it with different kinds of pods to see how that goes. The diodes are fully covered in a waterproof silicone that is quite sticky so it attaches to the reactor super easy.