algae scrubber for 300g

ali1

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so I have a 11x9 scrubber powered by a separate pump. I had CFLs on there, but it didn't take off as I'd like, probably because my low wattage. So I got these ebay 60w growlights and I'm already noticing significant chunks growing in 2days worth. So far we're on day 6.

As for the tank and feeding, I feed my tangs alot sometimes 4-5 times a day so hopefully this will make sense.

Couple things:

What else can I use to cover the slot from algae growing into it other than black wrap?

How can I keep the upright pipe standing still without leaning front or back? I have a small piece of flex tubing that converts my pump's output to PVC and I'm guessing the flextubing is just bending here and there.


What's the trick to getting the slot cut straight all the way through? I have wider openings throughout the cut and it's not dispersing the water evenly to the screen. I practiced on 4-5 cuts before i made this one.


thanks!
 

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I used a router and cut a series of 2 inch slots end to end separated by 1/2" of plastic. Otherwise I found that the PVC tends to distort.
 
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