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SantaMonica
02-14-2012, 08:22 PM
Here is a good before/after shot from SteveTCG on RC, 10 weeks after installing scrubber:

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Floyd R Turbo
02-15-2012, 06:20 AM
I love that pic. I've used it several times already.
VaultBoy
10-22-2012, 11:19 PM
My tank looks like the before shot at the moment... Currently planning my first scrubber!
firebird
10-23-2012, 03:17 PM
G'day Vaultboy

At this stage i think they do work. have got nitrates now down to 5 from around 20-50 where they were hovering for ages. Only did this once I added the UAS. Now watching phosphate levels-last check 0.25 but i think it's starting to leach out of my LR as the nitrate goes down
VaultBoy
10-23-2012, 07:55 PM
I am getting 0 nitrate and .03 phos... But I am still struggling to control nuisance algae. From what I have read I think the algae is using the nutrient as fast as they are getting in the water and as a result they are not showing up on any tests...

I am now trying to gather my thoughts on how im going to build a LED powered scrubber.