10 Gallon Nano Reef Tank | Algae Reactor | Kessil A80

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J B - 7 years ago

Are you still dosing trace elements or do you just do water change and that's it?

Ltytify - 7 years ago

Subscribed! What kind of ATO do you have setup with the pump?

ReefingwithO - 7 years ago

Ltytify I was using the Smart ATO micro

EDK ReefMeister - 7 years ago

Cool! how often do you clean out the chaeto?

ReefingwithO - 7 years ago

I upgraded this tank to a 14 gallon nano but I empty the cheato about once a month.

Subhan Toba - 7 years ago

How about the heat? how much the led increased heat in your tank? and what's your water parameter while using this reactor? and how much cheato you put back as seed?

Subhan Toba - 7 years ago

Thank you good sir

ReefingwithO - 7 years ago

I never paid attention to how much heat this ads to the tank. My kids room where the tank is located is really warm so a fan is used to keep the tank cool. My latest Triton test showed phosphates at .01. I usually leave about 10 percent in. If you nutrients are high, leave about 25% so the nutrients absorption rate doesn't drop too low. This tank gets fed a lot. a cube of mysis and a healthy amount of spirulina flakes on alternate days.

Joseph Ramirez - 7 years ago

How long do you keep the led lights on? Why is my chaeto brown?

ReefingwithO - 7 years ago

I run them for 12 hours a day, reverse light cycle.

Fishman - 7 years ago

Great setup!

lundiboy8 - 7 years ago

Just added basically the same algae reactor to my Fluval Evo 13.5. Ordered the whole kit from Marine Depot. It only took a week to fill up mine though so I think the only difference is the pump.

lundiboy8 - 7 years ago

ReefingwithO the one I got was purchased with the cobalt mj1200 pump. I added a video on my page last week and updated yesterday to show growth. Our reactors seem like the same size. My aquarium lights are on 7am to 9pm and my reactor is on 9pm to 12pm.

ReefingwithO - 7 years ago

lundiboy8 Interesting, I'll try to upgrade the pump on mine and see how the cheato responds.

William Scarbrough - 7 years ago

Nice tank. I had a 90 gallon setup 10 yrs ago but moved and had to get rid of everything. I had just started using Chaeto in my sump with pretty good results. One question? With running a Chaeto reactor do you not need to worry about protein skimming anymore or still necessary?

TOM REEFMAN202 - 7 years ago

this lil tank is nice... what's salt you use? I was thinking about a apex junior myself on my 70 reef... do your kids do water changes?

TOM REEFMAN202 - 7 years ago

ReefingwithO yea those are some slick tanks... I have a 10 gallon still inside the box... I wanna try a algea reactor heard good things for nutrients

ReefingwithO - 7 years ago

I "upgraded" this tank to a innovative marine 14 gallon that has the small back sump. It still has the algae reactor as the main filtration.

They do water changes with some help from me. We have it measured out how much salt to add to the water so it comes out perfect. I also have a digital refractometer that is easy for my 9 year old to use.

I put kalkwasser on a small dosing pump to maintain calcium and alkalinity.

I use Reef Crystals salt.

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Frank Hinojos - 7 years ago

This is awesome! Thanks for sharing the knowledge. Love the tank.

ReefingwithO - 7 years ago

The tank is doing great. I moved to a 14 gallon but I kept the algea reactor.

Nate V - 7 years ago

Awesome tank

starwind aquariums - 7 years ago

nice setup your sons are lucky

starwind aquariums - 7 years ago

nice setup your sons are lucky

Oneil's Reef - 7 years ago

Hi how are you liking this reactor ? Nice videos good to see a fellow Monroe Grad in the hobby

Oneil's Reef - 7 years ago

nice yo

ReefingwithO - 7 years ago

Reactor is working well man. I move to a 14 gallon nano but I kept the reactor. Big up to the Mustangs.

Santa Monica Filtration - 7 years ago

Congrats on entering the world of algal filtration. I was going to say that red lights will work better, but I think the kids would not like that as a night light :)

ReefingwithO - 7 years ago

Thanks Santa Monica. I'll look into red lights for the one I'm going to build for the 75 gallon.

Beto - 7 years ago

So many stuffs for a small tank. With all this equipament...you can have a 30 / 40G tank

ReefingwithO - 7 years ago

That's the plan - to possibly upgrade the tank later while only purchasing minimal equipment. In the past I wasn't very forward looking with some of my purchases and it would've saved me a lot of money. I definitely learned my lesson.

Evan Eversole - 7 years ago

what are your nutrient levels

ReefingwithO - 7 years ago

Nitrates <5 - It's hard to read some of the nitrates test kits at low levels. Phosphate .03 using the Hanna Checker Ultra Low Range checker.

Calcium at 420 and alk at 9. I use Kalkwasser in the top-off water.

Nardelli's Reef - 7 years ago

Great Video man!
How long you keep the lights of the Reactor on? Did you buy the small pump too and the tubes? Where you bought the algea? As is out of stock in marinedepot do you think the small size one will work too?
Sorry about that much questions.
Thanks

Nardelli's Reef - 7 years ago

Thank you for your answer! I just got mine today. Where did you buy the Cheato? Do you have Dragon Breath too? Do you think is a good idea to put both macro algae together?
Thank you again !

ReefingwithO - 7 years ago

It's on for 16 hours a day - It could probably be less but 16 hours works for me. I want it working hard since its the main filtration. I bought a small 100gph hydor pump that works well. I got the reactor, tubes and light from MarineDepot. I am using the standard sized Aquamaxx reactor.

John Gaines - 7 years ago

Awesome. Do you have a link or a video that you did on the algae reactor? I used to have a sump on a larger tank, but after several floods, I'm not trying that again. haha

ReefingwithO - 7 years ago

I didn't do one but here's a link to one that MarineDepot did - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HHB1xbOqCRo

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ReefingwithO - 7 years ago

Thanks

Reef Gaming - 7 years ago

How did you get jr so cheap what was the % off. Thats more than 50%

ReefingwithO - 7 years ago

I had BRS points and it was during their Black Friday Sale!

Reefing with Reefer - 7 years ago

very nice nano man wow :) awesome idea on the apex too i like that 4 timers same price ... why the heck not get it right ?!

ReefingwithO - 7 years ago

Thanks. I got the Apex during the BRS black Friday sale at a huge discount.

Rookie Reefer - 7 years ago

Looks like its working well :) yours sons are lucky they've got you! Subbed

ReefingwithO - 7 years ago

Thanks a lot

Rico's Reeftank - 7 years ago

great video!

ReefingwithO - 7 years ago

Thanks Rico. I love your channel man. No BS just keep giving it to them straight.

John’s Reef - 7 years ago

Very nice tank. That's an awesome way to build future reefers.

ReefingwithO - 7 years ago

We live in Brooklyn, NY. It's a great way to introduce them to nature that is nowhere close to where we live.

billshreeveable - 7 years ago

Hats off to you bud for getting your sons involved in their own reef, really like the reactor great job.

ReefingwithO - 7 years ago

It's working well so far.

eric olsen - 7 years ago

what a great tank dude. perfect kid tank. keep it up

ReefingwithO - 7 years ago

Thanks I appreciate it.

Cesca's Reef - 7 years ago

Nice video and lovely setup. I've subscribed :)

Reefgrrl - 7 years ago

What a beautiful tank - I love your approach to having it for your sons. I've never seen an algae reactor before - my chaeto is in the centre compartment of my sump that acts as a kind of refugium (also works perfectly for keeping molly fry out of the display and away from the parents). I agree that chaeto acts as an excellent form of nutrient export and wouldn't be without it. Your reactor is a super idea for a nano. I enjoyed this video, it's a gorgeous tank!

ReefingwithO - 7 years ago

Thanks! I'm a huge fan of your channel. I'm surprised how well this worked. It's relatively cheap and efficient and no need for a noisy skimmer.

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Lovebetta - 7 years ago

That 10g is awesome.

ReefingwithO - 7 years ago

Lovebetta thanks!

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