Reef aquarium nuclear reactor

[Texas Rick]

Im interested in buying a reef aquarium nuclear reactor i hear everybody talking about. What is the benefits of the nuclear reactor and how can it help my tank?

 

[mtfish]

It can make everything glow in the dark, including your fish.

 

[Texas Rick]

It can make everything glow in the dark, including your fish.

Where do you purchase it? BRS?

 

[Meatball_reef]

I think you need special clearance from the government.

But what are you talking about?? Calcium reactor??

 

[mtfish]

No, I believe NRC is the place to go to get a COLs to build a nuclear reactor.

 

[Texas Rick]

I think you need special clearance from the government.

But what are you talking about?? Calcium reactor??

GFO AND CARBON MINI REACTOR!

 

[mtfish]

Oh, I used to run one of those in a canister. If I remember, I would put the GFO in the bottom half and activated carbon on the top separated by a foam disk. In my opinion, I would run them in separate tubes as they seem to exhaust at different rates. Sorry, I was messing with you earlier, I had no idea what you were asking. I am a regulator and know a little about nuclear power plants.

 

[Texas Rick]

Oh, I used to run one of those in a canister. If I remember, I would put the GFO in the bottom half and activated carbon on the top separated by a foam disk. In my opinion, I would run them in separate tubes as they seem to exhaust at different rates. Sorry, I was messing with you earlier, I had no idea what you were asking. I am a regulator and know a little about nuclear power plants.

Lol, made it catchy. But yes. I’m looking into a reactor. I was thinking of maybe 2. What last longer? The carbon or the GFO? Maybe I can do both mini reactor from BRS. I’m just having a algae problem and I heard that GFO could help cut down on the phosphate and help diminish with the algae growth.

 

[mtfish]

That depends on your PO4 levels, but in my case the GFO would deplete first. I no longer run carbon and I use lanthanum chloride for phosphates now.

 

[Texas Rick]

That depends on your PO4 levels, but in my case the GFO would deplete first. I no longer run carbon and I use lanthanum chloride for phosphates now.

Lanthamun chloride? How is that working for you. Never heard of it. Well, I’ve also been in it for a year and 3 months. I’m still learning.

 

[mtfish]

There are all kinds of threads on Lanthamum chloride on this forum. I use SeaKlear commercial phosphate remover. I mix 10 ml in one gallon of DI water and drip into a 5 micron filter sock. I use a small pump to pump tank water into the filter sock. The phosphates with precipitate out and get caught in the sock. You do have to be careful as it can drop levels to zero depending on your tank levels.

 

[Texas Rick]

There are all kinds of threads on Lanthamum chloride on this forum. I use SeaKlear commercial phosphate remover. I mix 10 ml in one gallon of DI water and drip into a 5 micron filter sock. I use a small pump to pump tank water into the filter sock. The phosphates with precipitate out and get caught in the sock. You do have to be careful as it can drop levels to zero depending on your tank levels.

Thank you for your help. I’m going to look into it