Big Country April 6, 2012 Share April 6, 2012 My calcium reactor is sitting on top of my aquarium stand behind my tank so it has all 4 of my 250w MH lamps and my refugium Par38 lamp all casting light on it. Should hair algae grow inside of the reactor? I started out seeing green on the inside of the reactor and now I'm seeing actual hair algae in there. Didn't think that algae could grow at PH 6.6-6.7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Weaver April 6, 2012 Share April 6, 2012 I left one of my power heads in a container of vinegar water for a few weeks while I was not using it and the hair algae lived through it. It didn't grow, but it did not die either and was still attached!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Country April 6, 2012 Author Share April 6, 2012 Would it be a better idea to move the calcium reactor to a position under the stand where it could still drip into the sump but would be in a lower light area? Should I clean out the reactor to get all of the algae buildup out of it now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gilmour01 April 7, 2012 Share April 7, 2012 i cut a piece of black vinyl and wrapped it around my reactor to keep the light out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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