The Show Cheng Mold Company has shown pictures of a novel algae scrubbing/surface skimming device under its Aquatic Gadget brand. Taiwan-based Show Cheng are regulars at International Pet Trade Shows where they provide aquarium bulkheads, random flow generators, and pellet…
Deltec goes green with the AR 2000 Algae Reactor
Deltec has launched a new algae reactor called the AR 2000. Designed to cultivate Chaetomorpha macroalgae the unit utilizes a conventional 6” diameter by 21.5” cylindrical reactor body with a vertically mounted dimmable LED light strip. A reflective film on…
Clever Spinning Chaetomorpha Reactor is the Perfect DIY Project
Very few tanks absolutely need a form a vegetative nutrient export like an algae scrubber or reactor but most tank certainly benefit from having one of some kind. Whether you’re trying to buff the pH, reduce nutrients, or outcompete nuisance algaes,…
Atomic Greenie Grower Algae Reactors
The UK’s Atomic Reactors has a new algae reactor they recently released dubbed the Atomic Greenie Grower. Like other algae reactors, the Greenie Grower turns a small ball of chaetomorpha into a nitrate and organics reducing mechanism. The company has a…
Tunze gets into macro algae reactor market
Tunze will be getting into the algae reactor market by releasing two macro algae reactors, the Tunze MAR 3181 and Tunze MAR 3182, that should be available to the market by September and will be showcasing the products next month…
Pacific Sun AR-Pro algae reactors want you extra nutrients
Algae reactors are becoming more commonplace and Pacific Sun is one of the many companies getting into the mix with the Pacific Sun AR-Pro series of reactors. Just like algae scrubbers and macroalgae in refugiums, the algae reactor is an…
ITC Aquatics offers another algae reactor option for UK reefers
ITC Aquatics, mainly a UK distributor of major global aquarium brands, has recently released a line of Algae Light Reactors (ALR) in three separate sizes to combat nitrates and phosphates in the aquarium. Similar to other chaetomorpha scrubbers, it follows an…
