der_wille_zur_macht
Team RC
So, no one has thoughts about the skimmer suddenly increasing performance of my scrubber? Here I was thinking this would bloom into a big controversial discussion but no one's even commented. :lol:
So, no one has thoughts about the skimmer suddenly increasing performance of my scrubber? Here I was thinking this would bloom into a big controversial discussion but no one's even commented. :lol:
I didn't even see your post... Teach me to only visit the thread via email alerts!
Two possibilities. AS need nitrates AND phosphates. If either is missing nothing happens. Perhaps you haven't had any phosphates? It's often seen that someone's algae starts growing just fine and robustly but suddenly stops. Nitrate measurements show high nitrates but phosphorus measurements show zilch. Dosing phosphorus instantly starts the scubber again.
You've frequently mentioned "slime" it may well be that your slime is either making it too hard for any respectable HA to even adhere to your screen or it could be binding up the phosphate somehow. As with my list of variables there's going to be really off the wall ones like how HA might not be able to take-up nutrients in the presence of slime.
A skimmer is a master at slime removal.
just wanted to see if someone here could look at my new build plan and give me an idea of how the best way to incorporate a scrubber would be? I've been reading a lot about them lately and would like to use one on my new build to hopefully save me some money from not having to buy gfo. here is a link to my build plan
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2196531
Jake.
Literally nothing changed. Nutrient levels had been constant for months. I haven't even done a water change in months. The skimmer was the only difference and the change in performance was at exactly the same point in time. What I am really interested in now is seeing if the scrubber eventually "shuts down" the skimmer like other people have observed.
I am becoming more of the position that the Algae Scrubber is a great tool in the toolbox, rather than an advocate for sole filtration. IMO, it is a very powerful tool, and in combination with other forms of filtration, can make for a very well balanced and robust filtration system.
Very interesting article. Thanks for posting! That system sounds extremely promising. I wonder how expensive it is though. Looks like it's for very large systems right now, and getting scaled down. I see that as something these guys over in the "large tank" forum section would be jumping all over first.
Interesting that they do mention a few things about skimmers removing food from the water and make mention of the possibility that the DyMiCo system could mean that skimmers (and from their article, any other form of filtration) would be a thing of the past, and their system would the the "ultimate" in natural filtration.
There are countless people that report an explosion of pods, sponges, and filter feeders in tanks that run scrubbers, and this is especially true when you only run a scrubber, no mechanical filtration or anything else. Now if I can only get my hands on one of those high-flow, low-cavitation pumps, maybe I would have more plankton surviving too!!!
I started dosing k about 12 days ago. I first tested with a salifert kit and then a kz kit I had bought a yr ago. both results were very close but realize that the elos kit is the better of the kits. my initial level was 290-300 and was able to raise it up 390-400 over a 4 day period and I have been dosing 45ml every other day which has maintained that level for me. with in a few days of starting k doses I did notice much improvement in the appearance of my sps especially the blues. I did my cleaning last night after 8 days since the previous cleaning. the growth I had was amazing and by far the best that I've had. I didnt get a picture of the screen but heres one of what came off the screen....
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