Floyd R Turbo
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pics?
Algae Scrubber Basics
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SantaMonica
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Green/yellow is usually from water flow being cut off.
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homer1475
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Pretty sure I built mine for around 60$ total. Maybe 100$ with the purchase of a separate pump.
SantaMonica
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Who can figure out this growth...
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2692927
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2692927
journeyman
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Hey, I made a super cheap ATS in my sump by just putting a screen against the side with a bubble wand underneath and led lights on the other side. So it's similar in operation to one is Santa Monica's HOG filters, but without the plastic covering.
The bubble wand you can get for under $10, the screen I got at a hobby place for a few cents. Then just pick an led grow light for the outside. You can find them for around $20 or less on Amazon.
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wildman926
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Pics? How is the growth?
biecacka
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Floyd, or anyone else with knowledge on this please advise. When cleaning my L2 a few weeks ago (4/1), I think I cleaned it and put it back together but forgot to turn the water on. When I went to clean it on the 15th the screes was bone white and dead. Lights running but no water.
Where should I adjust my lighting period to in order to basically start over.
Thanks
Corey
Where should I adjust my lighting period to in order to basically start over.
Thanks
Corey
Floyd R Turbo
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It must be the week for that, you're the second person that I've heard from this week!
When you cook a screen like that, the white encrusted stuff for some reason doesn't work very well for algae to attach.
You need to soak the screen in straight vinegar for an hour or so, then lightly scrub it to remove the encrusted stuff, then repeat that again (the first soak won't get it all)
Then you can do 1 of 2 things: use the screen as is, or re-apply the mortar coating.
Usually, if you've been running a scrubber for a while, a brand new screen will mature faster than it would if you had never ran a scrubber before (tank is "conditioned" to running a scrubber).
Re-applying the mortar is easy, but you have to let it cure & then soak for a 3-5 days before using it, so that takes about a week to prep.
I'd just vinegar soak, scrub, etc and start it up again. Treat it like a new screen though, so start out at a reduced intensity (50% or so) and ramp it up as the screen matures. For reference, the halfway point on the intensity compared to the 3/4 point is 2x the intensity. Then going to full doubles intensity again. So when you ramp from 3/4 to full, do it gradually over time.
When you cook a screen like that, the white encrusted stuff for some reason doesn't work very well for algae to attach.
You need to soak the screen in straight vinegar for an hour or so, then lightly scrub it to remove the encrusted stuff, then repeat that again (the first soak won't get it all)
Then you can do 1 of 2 things: use the screen as is, or re-apply the mortar coating.
Usually, if you've been running a scrubber for a while, a brand new screen will mature faster than it would if you had never ran a scrubber before (tank is "conditioned" to running a scrubber).
Re-applying the mortar is easy, but you have to let it cure & then soak for a 3-5 days before using it, so that takes about a week to prep.
I'd just vinegar soak, scrub, etc and start it up again. Treat it like a new screen though, so start out at a reduced intensity (50% or so) and ramp it up as the screen matures. For reference, the halfway point on the intensity compared to the 3/4 point is 2x the intensity. Then going to full doubles intensity again. So when you ramp from 3/4 to full, do it gradually over time.
Floyd R Turbo
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I guess I should back up - do you have an L3? That would be an older version, before I added the ability to dim
Floyd R Turbo
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that might just be the grossest growth I've ever seen
I think you need to vinegar soak that...or is that after you did that??
Nasty
I think you need to vinegar soak that...or is that after you did that??
Nasty
Floyd R Turbo
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Actually you should be able to dim that fixture, it's just not as easy as turning a knob.
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Would these fixtures be suitable for waterfall algae scrubber if I set the mode to RED?
Scrubber size is 18x14... thinking a set of 2 fixtures on each side.
https://www.amazon.com/Dimmable-Wat...ds=ip65+led+light&qid=1556404162&s=hi&sr=1-20
Scrubber size is 18x14... thinking a set of 2 fixtures on each side.
https://www.amazon.com/Dimmable-Wat...ds=ip65+led+light&qid=1556404162&s=hi&sr=1-20
Floyd R Turbo
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Only 11W for the red-only channel, and it looks like it's intended to be decorative, so I would say no
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