Macro algae Reactor?

[southerntnreefer]

Anyone have one, and or know one to recommend? Wife bought me a new 72 bow reef ready for Christmas, and wont have much room in my sump i have for this project. So id like to go the reactor route. Looking for one made for this, with the built in macro light.

 

[shred5]

Check out my thread..

New Reef Octopus Light\Macro Algae Reactor

I have been wanting to try a Chaetomorpha reactor for a while and recently got the RO Light Reactor. I have been running a refugium with Chaetomorpha and it has become a mess. It really is just a detritus trap and the detritus settles on the bottom of the fuge. It is really hard to clean or...

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[southerntnreefer]

@shred5 where does one get that model? can it be used external as well?

 

[shred5]

It is sold pretty much everywhere online.
Yes it can be used internal or external...

 

[southerntnreefer]

It is sold pretty much everywhere online.
Yes it can be used internal or external...

how does it compare to the Tunze? the Tunze is half the price. I love reef octo, but close to 500 is a stretch...

 

[shred5]

how does it compare to the Tunze? the Tunze is half the price. I love reef octo, but close to 500 is a stretch...

I never used the Tunze...
Tunze is a good brand.

 

[southerntnreefer]

I never used the Tunze...
Tunze is a good brand.

its this one.

MAR-3181 Macroalgae Reactor

Grow Macro Algae to Control Nitrates and Phosphates! Cultivating chaetomorpha algae in the Tunze MAR-3181 makes controlling your aquariums nutrients clean and easy. Tunze's algae reactor can be placed internally in your sump, or placed externally if you do not have room in your sump, or just...

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A buddy may have a DIY one ill get instead, but this is an option as well.