A.R.I.D. C308 Debuts

[Pax-Bellum LLC]

At the Manhattan Reefs Fall Frag Swap 2013, Pax-Bellum LLC unveiled the first of our production line A.R.I.D. (Algae Remediation Illuminated Device) Reactors. Not long after this swap we were contacted by Fishlife Aquariums to not only to open communications between the two businesses, but also to propose the possibility of installing one of our reactors on a 2200 Gallon Reef system in LI.

-More Images can be viewed Here on Fishlife Aquarium's Thread-

At NERAC we met with the staff of Fishlife Aquariums and met Tony, the owner of the 2200 system. After meeting with everyone, the gears began grinding, multiple drafts and ideas, finally after nearly 3 months of labor and machining, Pax-Bellum LLC installed the C308.

-Tristan Wilson (left) and Leo Ostrawski (right)

-Left to Right- Tristan, Leo, Tony (Tank Owner), Joe (Owner of Fishlife Aquariums)

-All 8 Chambers-

Direct Calcium Reactor Injection
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Control Panel - Housing the LED Power Supplies, Radiator for LED Water Cooling, and Recirculation Pump for LED water Cooling.


Special Thanks to Fishlife-Aquariums and Tony for the opportunity to install and showcase our Commercial Grade Reactor!

 

[rookie07]

Wow! What a fantastic looking tank!

 

[Flipper]

a tank most of us can only dream about.

 

[rookie07]

How big is the clam on the left side?

 

[Pax-Bellum LLC]

How big is the clam on the left side?

To the best of my knowledge it is 19"

-Leo

 

[Pseudo]

Cool looking. What are the 2 feed lines above the units and what is that unit mounted to the wall and what's it for? Are you feeding the calcium reactor effluent directly to the ARID system and why?

 

[Pax-Bellum LLC]

Cool looking. What are the 2 feed lines above the units and what is that unit mounted to the wall and what's it for? Are you feeding the calcium reactor effluent directly to the ARID system and why?

The two 1/2" lines are the supply and return manifolds for the water cooled LED assemblies. Coolant water flows the entire length of the rod that the leds are affixed. The water is then pumped back to the radiator on the power panel seen on the upper left, in a closed loop. Leds seem to be colder than room temperature with this setup. They should last years and years.

The valve setup on the lower left on the supply line is a drip counter to a venturi bypass. the top port on the drip counter is for direct injection of nutrients for the ARID using the venturi as a vacuum to pull it in and mix it within the manifold. The port just below is for the Ca reactor effluent. The venturi is not in operation normally when the Ca reactor is dripping into the system. This setup allows any excess CO2 or PO4 from the Ca reactor to be taken up by the ARID before reaching the main tank. We're working on a similar setup for our hobby size versions.

We'll most likely be building a custom Ca reactor for this tank in the future. The one pictured is noticeably undersized.

 

[Macropora]

Awesome job on the plumbing and the light shining through from the top of the ARID reactors with the white PVC body (I think...) would look very cool even if it was installed upstairs in a living room. Nicely done with the Ca reactor feeding into the 8 reactors to bring up the pH, clean PVC assembly and symmetrical layout. Perfect!

 

[Pax-Bellum LLC]

Awesome job on the plumbing and the light shining through from the top of the ARID reactors with the white PVC body (I think...) would look very cool even if it was installed upstairs in a living room. Nicely done with the Ca reactor feeding into the 8 reactors to bring up the pH, clean PVC assembly and symmetrical layout. Perfect!

Thank you very much! Minus the water cooling these reactors have the same dimensions as our C30 model which is being run on Prattreef and a half dozen other MR members!

 

[xclusive252]

So it's cooled like cooling a CPU nice I am truly amazed at how this hobby is evolving keep up the good work

 

[kres1024]

Here you go just set up the c30
On my 400 aggressive tank ,where nitrates have always been high ,this should put this reactor to the test!

 

[Josh]

You are water cooling a light that is basically surrounded by water?

That's very meta.

 

[Pax-Bellum LLC]

Not sure about meta, but I do know these LED arrays are capable of going over 170F without proper cooling which will eventually create stress cracks in the surrounding sleeve and carbonate build up.

 

[Macropora]

Here you go just set up the c30
On my 400 aggressive tank ,where nitrates have always been high ,this should put this reactor to the test!

Looks great Kres. Gotta check it out one day. How's the big bat and the giant clam doing?

 

[kres1024]

Looks great Kres. Gotta check it out one day. How's the big bat and the giant clam doing?

Hey buddy ,yea come by when ever,
Clams doing great and the bat is why I needed this reactor he just so dam big and poops like no tomorrow ...lol

 

[Macropora]

Hey buddy ,yea come by when ever,
Clams doing great and the bat is why I needed this reactor he just so dam big and poops like no tomorrow ...lol

Glad to hear the good news and the poop, lol. I'll text you to setup a date. Thanks bud.

 

[Pax-Bellum LLC]

Kres1024 - Can't wait to see your findings and PICTURES!

-Leo

 

[Pax-Bellum LLC]

If anyone's wondering how much Chaeto fits in this C308 its approx. 46 sq/ft at 3.5" thick when full. It consumes only 275w and is off 8 hrs on 16 hrs.

-T

 

[crox99]

I am seriously considering one for my tank......do you guys do private consultation?

 

[Pax-Bellum LLC]

I am seriously considering one for my tank......do you guys do private consultation?

An On-Site consultation would be tank size dependent, but we are always willing to do a consult via email, txt, phone...

-Leo