DIY in sump Algae Scrubber

[Goss]

So today I decided to change my sump. I have been reading about the benefits of an algae scrubber. I used the return from my reactor to push water into a pvc rectangle that sits on the ledges of my sump. It then acts like a water wand and disperses water onto plastic sheeting. Hopefully this creates an algae sheet to further clean up my water.

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[mcgyvr]

Unlikely that light will be sufficient as currently mounted for all that screen real estate .
High five for the effort though..

 

[homer1475]

Also that screen needs to be roughed up. The screen is so slick that alage wont adhere to it.

 

[Goss]

Thank you both for the feedback. I do have an LED grow light on the way from Amazon. I'm going to take the screens off today and give them a rough sand.


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[Fourstars]

Us a hole drill bit, lay flat on a board and twist with the bit. Sand paper won’t give you a rough enough surface.

 

[homer1475]

Us a hole drill bit, lay flat on a board and twist with the bit. Sand paper won't give you a rough enough surface.

+1
The screen needs to look almost "fuzzy".

 

[Goss]

I scored it up like you all said. I'm still waiting for my grow light to come in...

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[Goss]

New lights

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[Fourstars]

:eek2: looks great!

 

[Goss]

Update as of today!

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[jlmawp]

Well hell, that worked like a charm, huh?