Algae Scrubber Basics

[karimwassef]

Oh and the ATS tank did tip over in the garage while moving it solo... just a little water left but I couldn't grab it in time...

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Pods worms rubble sand and even coral bits everywhere! Thankfully, all the algae was safely secured in containers.

 

[Floyd R Turbo]

oops

 

[Pandagobyguy]

"Pods worms rubble sand and even coral bits everywhere! Thankfully, all the algae was safely secured in containers."

Only on this thread could i question whether that was sarcastic or not lol

 

[SantaMonica]

Weekend growth photos

 

[Horace]

Well i got impatient and bought 2 of these. They are not red, but they look to be a decent option. I chose the Warm White version

BTW, I had these running for about 4 days, and the growth has EXPLODED. I had algae hang all the way from the spray bar down 2 inches into the drain below the screen (about 10" or so). Overall I am very impressed with these lights. The center of the screen is kinda yellow, ( I was running it 24hrs ) so i just switched the photo period to 3 hours on 2 hours off. We will see how that goes for a week or so.

But for ~$20, these new lights are fantastic

 

[Southpaw007]

I am setting up a 20 gallon fusion peninsula and my middle chamber was going to have a small chaeto fuge. I know that I won't be getting maximum efficiency out of that chamber. so can anyone think of a way to add an algae scrubber to the middle chamber? I would like it to be waterfall style but any style would work. Any ideas?

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[karimwassef]

You can try a floating scrubber mat.

I did that in my center for a while. The trick is to keep the horizontal may at the surface of just below so that it catches the air/water interface. If it moves in and out of the flow, that would best.

I did that by adding a pulsed powerhead to splash the surface. You can stretch the sheet and position it with small PVC pipe and zip ties... very DIY but should work.

 

[hkgar]

I am setting up a 20 gallon fusion peninsula and my middle chamber was going to have a small chaeto fuge. I know that I won't be getting maximum efficiency out of that chamber. so can anyone think of a way to add an algae scrubber to the middle chamber? I would like it to be waterfall style but any style would work. Any ideas?

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Is the 20 gallon your sump? Here is my sump, in a cluttered fish room, with a water fall ATS.

 

[Southpaw007]

Is the 20 gallon your sump? Here is my sump, in a cluttered fish room, with a water fall ATS.

No it's a 20 gallon aquarium. But the middle chamber in the innovative marine fusion peninsula 20.

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[SantaMonica]

If the chamber is submerged, you can do an upflow. If the chamber is falling water, then you can do a waterfall.

 

[Nstocks]

If I was feeding 2 cubes (plus a pinch of flakes) and didn't want to do water changes (but had a skimmer and filter socks), would a screen of 40 square inches be sufficient? (along with the correct LEDS)?

 

[hkgar]

If I was feeding 2 cubes (plus a pinch of flakes) and didn't want to do water changes (but had a skimmer and filter socks), would a screen of 40 square inches be sufficient? (along with the correct LEDS)?

Here is a handy calculator

 

[Floyd R Turbo]

should be. You could do 24-30 sq in if lit on both sides.

 

[Fishbulb2]

Hi Everyone,

I've never tried a scrubber before (always used skimmers), but decided to order a Drop 1.4 for my 75g tank this week. I've been fighting hair and bubble algae. The hope is that this would help. Noise is a big concern since this will be in the living room. Thus, I'm very concerned about the air pump. What is the minimum air flow that I should shoot for the get good results from the scrubber. I have plenty of flow meters. And can anyone give me a recommendation for the quietest air pump that will achieve that? If you use lower air flow rates, will you really see a huge drop off in performance?

thanks,
FB

 

[Pandagobyguy]

Hi Everyone,

I've never tried a scrubber before (always used skimmers), but decided to order a Drop 1.4 for my 75g tank this week. I've been fighting hair and bubble algae. The hope is that this would help. Noise is a big concern since this will be in the living room. Thus, I'm very concerned about the air pump. What is the minimum air flow that I should shoot for the get good results from the scrubber. I have plenty of flow meters. And can anyone give me a recommendation for the quietest air pump that will achieve that? If you use lower air flow rates, will you really see a huge drop off in performance?

thanks,
FB

Dont use whisper (air pumps tend to be super loud)...
I dont own the syncra silent but from what i hear it is the most quiet.

 

[Floyd R Turbo]

Looks like the swear filter is having an off day

 

[karimwassef]

Looks like the swear filter is having an off day

?

 

[Floyd R Turbo]

It got edited by a mod. Had a variation of the "s" word in the post above mine that apparently was not caught by the swear filter

 

[Pandagobyguy]

It got edited by a mod. Had a variation of the "s" word in the post above mine that apparently was not caught by the swear filter

Oops sorry!

 

[biecacka]

Just pulled 1cup of algae from my scrubber from 17 days. Mostly dark green but one purplish patch from the screen. It was weird, the algae peeled off the screen for the most part like a sheet of paper?
And ideas on why View attachment 383595


Corey



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