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thehawk99
04-04-2011, 09:37 AM
http://s1130.photobucket.com/albums/m540/thehawk99/

I built a pvc overflow because it was cheap and I didn't have a drilled tank yet. Definitely drilled is better.
My tub sump has two large reflectors and a split screen. I am now, after three weeks, starting to get green growth.
The tank still has algae growing in it. I don't have a large enough pump to create a really good flow
for the ATS but the first screen is always full by weeks end. I am guessing that I am still pulling phosphates
from the tank.
I feed once a day to my African Flameback, red hawkfish, purple gramma. Large cleanup crew
of narcissus, cerith, serpent star, cleaner shrimp, blood shrimp. Glad to provide any other info needed.

SantaMonica
04-04-2011, 10:40 AM
Yes if the screen is filling up, it is filtering.

thehawk99
04-17-2011, 11:51 AM
Week six. This picture is one weeks growth. Screen has lots of green left on it after weekly cleaning.

thehawk99
05-24-2011, 08:14 AM
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SantaMonica
05-24-2011, 11:04 AM
Screen is still dark, must still be pulling P from the rocks. Can you increase wattage to speed it up?

thehawk99
05-25-2011, 11:33 AM
Yes still high PO4. The screen is more green than the pic but still lots of brown. I am going to wait it out and also add some phos remover to my canister filter.