They say that everything that is old will be new again, and this statement couldn’t ring any more true for the Pax Bellum ARID Chaetomorpha filters. In the early days of successful reef keeping, algae scrubbers and phyto-remediation was the state of the art for aquarium water quality control and nutrient export.
With improved protein skimming, better supplements, carbon dosing etc., in the last few decades we’ve gotten away from how effective algae can be at improving water quality. The ARID Filters from Pax Bellum are a 21st century approach to creating a filtration space which is dedicated to intensiveChaetomorpha文化。
大约两周前Unique Corals最大的珊瑚礁系统,最短时间大约000gallons. Better yet, the model that we tested was specially fitted to pair up with a calcium reactor, so we installed it downstream of the new jumbo Dastaco calcium reactor we also installed on this huge volume of reef aquarium water.
使干旱过滤器真正独特的原因是，它采取了不可用的方法来生长大型藻类，并具有强烈的光，具有离散入口和出口的专用容器，以最大程度地通过藻类质量。任何带有DIY技能的凉亭都可以建立一个备用坦克，以与系统保持一致并成长Chaetomorpha，但是干旱的专门设计是将大量的活大量藻类集中在少量占地面积的小体积中。
Naturally, most reefers will look towards this kind of dedicated vegetative nutrient export to reduce and remove levels of nitrates and phosphates. In our test case the system already runs very low nutrients, and we therefore looked to the ARID primarily to absorb the carbon dioxide from the highly acidic effluent of the Dastaco, and to produce Chaetomorpha for resale as a byproduct.
无论您是什么理由种植大量的混沌，干旱的过滤器都是使这种混合物生长的最先进的方法。The ARID is also one of the few devices we’ve ever tested which we didn’t want to modify in any way – we saw a prototype of this device nearly five years ago when it was just running a T5 tube down the center, and it’s abundantly clear that abundant refinements have been applied in the intervening years to create one very polished piece of aquarium equipment.
干旱的构建质量完全是线条的顶端，并且在许多方面都过于建造。我们测试的模型由固体PVC管制成，其透明盖可轻松用钥匙孔法兰去除。干旱的每个切割都有一个斜面的边缘，使我们喜欢在丙烯酸水族馆设备中看到的合适和饰面。当然，我们已经针对LED照明的蒸气热管that slides down the center of the ARID providing the macroalgae within all the light it could ever need.
我们测试的模型在入口上有一个定制设计的文丘里阀，该阀具有特殊指定的正压和负压端口，用于从钙反应器中进食和接收水。干旱过滤器的另一个非常不错的感觉是将小的快速断开倒钩用于饲料和排水软管，这使整个单元都变得轻而易举。
就像我们说的那样，我们测试了驱动干旱的C-30不到两周的时间，在那段时间里，很小的质量Chaetomorpha我们将过滤器种子变成了一个几乎完全坚固的绿藻组织蛋糕。在干旱中，我们没有具体测量质量，但是几盎司的Chaetomorpha在创纪录的时间内变成了1.63磅。
如果我们让干旱的C-30持续整整一个月，我们估计干旱的C-30可以在30天内轻松产生5磅（2.25公斤）的湿重量。提供了此估计Chaetomorphasuffers no deficiencies of trace elements or carbon dioxide and your mileage may vary.
And this gets us to the only true Achille’s Heel of the ARID algae scrubber: unlike our mechanical devices which run simply on power, the Chaetomorpha that is used inside ARID filters is a living thing and you’ll need to take care of it in certain ways. To keep theChaetomorphagrowing as well as possible it will be necessary to regularly dose with iron, molybdenum, and to a lesser degree iodine. Concentrations of each of these will be rapidly taken up by the living algae and regular additions of them will also benefit the health of your entire reef aquarium and animals anyway.
如果Pax Bellum的干旱过滤器有一个捕获，那就是它们很昂贵，而且不一定很容易使用。单个Pax Bellum干旱过滤器的价格尚未在大众市场领域，据我们所知，它们正在订购。到目前为止，干旱过滤器的主要兴趣来自高级业余爱好者和专业的水族馆服务技术人员，他们寻求一种肯定的消防方式，以减少储备库EEF储罐中的硝酸盐。
Those caveats aside, we will strongly consider using Chaetomorpha for ameliorating the pH condition of our next reef tank, and particularly for scavenging carbon dioxide from the calcium reactor effluent. There’s no doubt that the Pax Bellum ARID is one of the most effective ways to intensively culturechaetomorpha我们在一个小空间,体积和look forward to learning what results other reefers have with them in the future. [A.R.I.D.这是给予的
