Trying to recovery my system 78GAL with ATS.

[jeml]

Regards to all!

I'm from Venezuela, i have a FOWLR Barebottom 78 GAL system, which i've tried to covert in mixed reef with a pair of failed attemps. currently is abandoned and I would like to try take it forward again.

Always i've had so high nitrate and phosate levels,

my actual equipment is:
Tank measures:100cm x 45cm x 55cm (length x width x height)
Skimmer: Reef Octopus DNW-150
2 Powerheads. Koralia Evolution 1400
ilumination:20 Royal Blue, 12 Cool white, 2 Warn White, 2 UV Leds. distribuited in 2 modules. (will be updated too)

System total Volume:
245 liters in tank + 45 liters in Sump

a little overview picture:



i've decided make me a ATS for my system, based to guidelines what posted here.

my ATS is 10cm. x 22cm.

feeded by a 700GPH pump regulating with a valve.

this is my construccion:


http://i334.photobucket.com/albums/m430/jemlboyu/IMG-20150118-WA0003.jpeg


Reflectors Interior side:

http://i334.photobucket.com/albums/m430/jemlboyu/IMG-20150121-WA0025.jpeg

already mounted in my sump:

http://i334.photobucket.com/albums/m430/jemlboyu/IMG-20150122-WA0012.jpeg


ready and working since January 21th.

http://i334.photobucket.com/albums/m430/jemlboyu/IMG_20150122_221624-1.jpg


i will like read your coments and sugestions.

greetings and thanks

Jhoan Mosquera

[SantaMonica]

Welcome from Venezuela.

What lights are on the scrubber?

[jeml]

Thnks Santa Monica!

the base of my model and my desition on ATS is in base of this site. I hope to learn all posible knowledge for go to success with this reefkeeping method.

currently have 2 Spiral 2700K 13Watts CFL one each side, but i Know that must find 18w CFLs to put on my Scrubber.

i go to post here all my updates and advance

Regards!

Jhoan Mosquera

[jeml]

I have 2 and half weeks with my ATS already installed in my system. I've changed bulbs for osram 18w 2700K 10 days ago. And algae doesn't grow. I know that something I'm doing wrong.

Just can see little spots of brown algae I'm putting a picture and video ... :(

http://i334.photobucket.com/albums/m430/jemlboyu/IMG_20150210_063313.jpg

A little video


http://s334.photobucket.com/user/jemlboyu/media/VID_20150210_063346.mp4.html

[SantaMonica]

How many hours of light?

Give the screen a toothbrushing in your sink, and go to 20 hours a day, and in 10 days there will be much more growth.

[jeml]

Hi Santa Monica!
Have 18 hours of light.
I'll go to 20hrs.and make toothbrushing.

Thanks For Your Support!!

i will Update any advance aboutabout that

[tebo]

Saludos hermano, mira con esos bombillos tardaras mucho más en obtener resultados y te será costoso a la larga ya que se deben cambiar cada 3 o 4 meses, es mejor que hagas la inversión de led 660nm cree o luxeon

Por otro lado el ats una vez montado puede tardar hasta 21 días en crecerte el alga y dependera de la carga de nutrientes, lo que se ve en la foto es proceso normal

Saludos

[jeml]

4 weeks after the break-in of my ATS.

I'm brushing my screen and obtain this

http://i334.photobucket.com/albums/m430/jemlboyu/IMG_20150223_205053.jpg

screen before cleaning looks like this:

http://i334.photobucket.com/albums/m430/jemlboyu/IMG_20150301_170914.jpg

http://i334.photobucket.com/albums/m430/jemlboyu/IMG_20150301_170858.jpg

screen after Cleaning looks like this:

http://i334.photobucket.com/albums/m430/jemlboyu/IMG_20150301_171624.jpg

http://i334.photobucket.com/albums/m430/jemlboyu/IMG_20150301_171614.jpg

I'm cleaning just the slime layer that looks like cyanobacteria and/or dinoflagellates.

I'm doing some wrong?

[SantaMonica]

Clean all of that off.

[jeml]

Cleaned!

Thanks for your support Santa Monica!