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My guess is Reef Octopus will grow algae better but Tunze algae reactor looks pretty simple to harvest from. I've read that the Tunze algae reactor will stop spinning within a week or two if it's really growing but the users indicated it's not a big deal as the algae keeps growing. I would like to see how compact and how long it took the users to grow with their parameters.I am trying to decide which is the better cheato reactor, the Reef Octopus Light Reactor LR-150 vs. Tunze Macro Algae Reactor 3181.
Which one is the better of the two?
Please post pictures of the algae in the reactor and also your next harvest. Love to see how it's doing.I like my tunze macro reactor. I don't trust any of these reactors mounted outside the sump. The tunze has a solid seal and and a magnetic top with screws. Sometimes still get drips. Also, would only run the tunze with chaeto. It need a dense algae to spin and not break apart. I like the quality of the build. If I had the sump room would go with an algae scrubber.
I have the reactor pump hooked up to my apex to go off every 8 hours for 10 minutes.
So does this mean that when the pump is not turned on, the cheato only take out the nutrients inside the reactor chamber since no new tank water is passing through the chamber?
YES. IF no water flow no nutrient export for a total of 30 minutes a day. I could run it constant, but I like doing it this way. You get minimal nutrient export when light off
Why not let the cheato work 24/7 cleaning the entire tank system?
Some run chaeto 24 hours a day. I prefer to run mine 16. My phosphates are zero, so I really don't think it would make a difference.
Also, Tunze has 2 size versions. I wish they also offer the bigger size in the USA.