Kinetic
Active member
I don't need any phosphate export anymore, and my algae reactor has been unused most of the year, so I think it's time to sell it. I'll sell it at cost.
The purpose of the reactor was to create something cheaper than the Pax Bellum ARID, with all the heat control such that the LED's wouldn't melt the reactor. It's also a large reactor, and can most likely support very large tanks as well. I was only growing a tiny ball of chaeto when I had PO4.
The reactor is an AquaMaxx XL reactor, with an aluminum square tube that the LED's are stuck to. On this tube, I also mounted two aluminum heatsinks on two sides (jbweld and thermal paste). I also got a clip on fan that I'm including, but it could dissipate heat without it fine I believe, I just had a ton of space and thought it would be nice.
AquaMaxx XL: $116.99
LED Grow Lights: $14.99
4.850" Wide ExtrudedAluminumHeatsink (x2): $37.83
6" SQ {A} x 5-3/4" ID {B} x .125" Wall {C} Sq. Tube 6063-T52Aluminum-By the Inch. SKU:t63s6x.125:$58.90
Thermal Paste (x2): $8.97
Clip Fan: $14.99
I also had to get jbweld, murlock, and a few other random things, but I'll just leave that out of the final cost.
Total: $250
Cheaper than a Pax Bellum Arid N18, though it's much closer in size to the larger one that is 3x the price.
The purpose of the reactor was to create something cheaper than the Pax Bellum ARID, with all the heat control such that the LED's wouldn't melt the reactor. It's also a large reactor, and can most likely support very large tanks as well. I was only growing a tiny ball of chaeto when I had PO4.
The reactor is an AquaMaxx XL reactor, with an aluminum square tube that the LED's are stuck to. On this tube, I also mounted two aluminum heatsinks on two sides (jbweld and thermal paste). I also got a clip on fan that I'm including, but it could dissipate heat without it fine I believe, I just had a ton of space and thought it would be nice.
AquaMaxx XL: $116.99
LED Grow Lights: $14.99
4.850" Wide ExtrudedAluminumHeatsink (x2): $37.83
6" SQ {A} x 5-3/4" ID {B} x .125" Wall {C} Sq. Tube 6063-T52Aluminum-By the Inch. SKU:t63s6x.125:$58.90
Thermal Paste (x2): $8.97
Clip Fan: $14.99
I also had to get jbweld, murlock, and a few other random things, but I'll just leave that out of the final cost.
Total: $250
Cheaper than a Pax Bellum Arid N18, though it's much closer in size to the larger one that is 3x the price.
