We saw the Skimz MBR127 macroalgae reactorlast year and were impressed. We were also curious when we read over a 30-day review of the reactor in action and thought it would be fun to put the snapshots in motion and share the overall results.
First off, if you recall the Skimz MBR127 Macroalgae Biosorption Reactor is the smaller of two options that feature a blend of white, red and blue LEDs to grow the macroalgae. The lights wrap around a tube that houses the macroalgae and a small feed pump pushes water through.
Skimz notes 12 hours is sufficient for growing macro algae and the reactor runs on a reverse cycle than the main lights. The test uses Chaetomorpha the typical macroalgae you’d probably want to run in here with the goal to grow enough to absorb excess nutrients while hosting and growing amphipods and copepods.
该测试在两个腔室中的Chaeto播种1英寸。大约5天后,增长良好,顶部的增长约为1/2英寸,下腔室的增长1英寸。大小增加一倍的结果是在11天后发生的,大约1英寸。每周的每个房间的生长以及大约2周后发现繁殖的copepods和Amphipods。
After the 30 days, both sides were growing well with the bottom chamber slightly more dense. For optimum results, they recommend shutting the reactor down and removing about a third of the chaeto.
Pretty good results and for those who’ve run these before know, a pretty efficient way to grow macroalgae. Have you had similar results in your macroalgae reactor? Would love to hear your experiences in the comments.