Rethinking the algae reactor.. Product idea.

[TheHarold]

They are actually custom made LED for this purpose and run way cooler than the Amazon leds. The quality is a bit better as well.

So you are running them at a lower power than the amazon strips-- aren't the amazon ones dimmable though?

 

[AZMSGT]

There is already one on the market like yours. The lights spiral the outer case.
Just can’t remember who makes it.

My mistake, the spiral light is on the inside on the one I was thinking about. It’s in a sealed tube in the center.

ARID N18 Macroalgae Reactor - Pax Bellum

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This is the one I was thinking about.

 

[Entz]

They are actually custom made LED for this purpose and run way cooler than the Amazon leds. The quality is a bit better as well.

The actual led strips are made down the street from my shop so this allows me the ability to customize whatever i want.

More and more led related projects are in the works because of this

Very cool. I have had 2 strips burn up from Amazon (as in start on fire due to crappy power supplies/bad connections/fake UL certs/no protections) so I wont user them ever again. Good quality is important.

 

[Elder1945 Verified Sponsor]

So you are running them at a lower power than the amazon strips-- aren't the amazon ones dimmable though?

I think the RGB ones are but i am 100% sure you can find dimmable grow light strips on amazon.

However what we have found and what seems to be this overall issue is quality and a inherent risk of cracking your reactor, burning out and in extreme cases catching fire.

This also leaves a spool of led strips covered with whatever someone can find under your system. I wanted a simple easy attach to any reactor product that can be trusted and be added or removed within minutes. It will also provide a platform to expand into algae scrubbers and so on.

These led strips are also made for this single purpose. The overall idea of this project was to sit down with a company that actually produces the strips and work with them developing a purposed built led strip.

These diodes that are already used to grow a multitude of things. We spent time tweaking the spectrum and overall layout to best fit what we see work for most peoples needs.

The overall strip runs at a lower temperature then anything we can find on the market with keeping the intensity up.

 

[Elder1945 Verified Sponsor]

My mistake, the spiral light is on the inside on the one I was thinking about. It’s in a sealed tube in the center.

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This is the one I was thinking about.

Yes these are nice and I think the people behind them went on a patent spree to patent everything about it...


Yea i know of these they seem well built and work well.

 

[Elder1945 Verified Sponsor]

Very cool. I have had 2 strips burn up from Amazon (as in start on fire due to crappy power supplies/bad connections/fake UL certs/no protections) so I wont user them ever again. Good quality is important.

Yea this was the point of the project starting.. I want to provide a simple, affordable and safe solution if you want to try out a algae reactor.. Its hard to spend $300.00 + and re plumb you system just to try something.

 

[coseal]

are you bringing these to market under the adaptive reef banner? if so what is your expected cost to consumer? its a great idea! does the sheet material and the 3m tape play well together? or do you have a mechanical means to fasten the leds to what looks like ptfe or maybe nylon sheet?

 

[Elder1945 Verified Sponsor]

are you bringing these to market under the adaptive reef banner? if so what is your expected cost to consumer? its a great idea! does the sheet material and the 3m tape play well together? or do you have a mechanical means to fasten the leds to what looks like ptfe or maybe nylon sheet?

This is a good question.... I OEM quite a few products under different brand names so this showing up under a existing brand in not out of the question.

However it is sometimes hard to gauge interest in a product of any type so MOQ and so on can be a hassle. I have the luxury of controlling MOQ as I manufacture most things in my own business and have no issue going out on a limb (financially and Time spent) on any product I think is a decent idea.

So in short I have not thought about it much tbh, I wanted to share where I was as this was a long road with the LED's and so on to get it to this point.

The leds are chemically welded to the sheet, as of now the 3m Velcro is taped but we are looking into a mechanical way of attaching it. In are tests though we never had any big issues with it letting go.

 

[X-37B]

Just an idea for you. I have a skimz reactor and use the tunze light strip thier reactor uses.
You can put it inside or outside the sump.
Maybe come up with a similar light bar and then attach it with cable ties or something.
Simple and effiecent and can be made in varing sizes from nano on up.
I tried the light strips but ditched them for the tunze led.
Like most of thier stuff its simple and is easy to sercvice.
I woud not think they have a patent on it but might want to check.

 

[EmptyWallet]

What sort of PAR can you get inside the reactor? I dabbled with LED strips and found I was getting like 10-20 PAR - which I assume is no way near enough????

Then enter the Kessil H380 which blasts 1000 PAR at the water surface - you need sunglasses to enter the room and my neighbours started asking questions about the 'pink glow' lighting up half the street at night

 

[Elder1945 Verified Sponsor]

Just an idea for you. I have a skimz reactor and use the tunze light strip thier reactor uses.
You can put it inside or outside the sump.
Maybe come up with a similar light bar and then attach it with cable ties or something.
Simple and effiecent and can be made in varing sizes from nano on up.
I tried the light strips but ditched them for the tunze led.
Like most of thier stuff its simple and is easy to sercvice.
I woud not think they have a patent on it but might want to check.

Tunze makes some amazing products for sure!.. I want something that is more affordable.. Something that will last and is high quality but does not kill the bank account. I also want something quick and easy to add or remove as your needs change.

 

[MrWheelock]

Elder1945 your products always look top notchn please tell me you're moving forward with the reactor I need one but pulling the trigger on a Pax or RO just seems way insane

 

[Elder1945 Verified Sponsor]

Elder1945 your products always look top notchn please tell me you're moving forward with the reactor I need one but pulling the trigger on a Pax or RO just seems way insane

Yes this product is a go and we have it in the pipeline. We have quite a few products that are on the way. Finalizing logistics and so on but as a product it's done.

 

[MrWheelock]

Let us know where and when please

 

[Awesome Dennis]

Are these linkable? Or do you have 1 power supply for 1 section? Multiple size sections?

 

[Elder1945 Verified Sponsor]

Let us know where and when please

Working every day.. Trust me..

Are these linkable? Or do you have 1 power supply for 1 section? Multiple size sections?

Yes the idea would that if needed you could daisy chain them to a max of 4 units i believe. However we are also looking at the cost implications of this. Overall the LED driver and strips will be UL listed so this complicates things just a little and adds cost.

In a nut shell if it does not cost much more to do this then we are. If for some reason it drives up the price we would just recommend running a driver for each unit. Not the most ideal situation but it has to make dollar and cents.