my 7g nano reef.

[Tiago Andrade]

hello , this is my nano reef 7 gallons . Your current filtering comes down to a small skimmer , actived carbon and a little bit of siporax. Four months of mounted with living water and natural rock. Last week I made a purifier of small algae for it. I will publish the evolution of the aquarium.


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[SantaMonica]

Welcome from Brazil.

What do you mean by filtering with oak?

[Tiago Andrade]

Hi, santamonica, maybe the translator did not help me in that sentence . I meant activated carbon. sorry for this. I think we met the submersus forum in Brazil.

[SantaMonica]

Ah ok. Will be good to see your scrubber grow.

[Tiago Andrade]

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7 days, low photoperiod.

[SantaMonica]

Ah, you have no screen. You will need to rough-up some plastic canvas and put on there.

[Tiago Andrade]

Ah, you have no screen. You will need to rough-up some plastic canvas and put on there.

Santamonica, plastic like this?

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[SantaMonica]

That is better, if it is plastic.

[Tiago Andrade]

yes, i put an plastic net. I have meet you at submersus forum in brazil. You put an guide for an whisper ex-20 with an algae scrubber. :) algae scrubbers are new here in Brazil. there is little acceptance of most of the more conservative aquarists. I would like to learn the maximum with colleagues here about the algae turf scrubbers and aquariums kept only with this filtering.

thanks!

[SantaMonica]

Nice. I'll be posting more info on the Brazil forums soon.

[Tiago Andrade]

Nice. I'll be posting more info on the Brazil forums soon.

Thanks! I need to keep my aquarium only with algae scrubber? I am setting up a new nano reef project. 60x35x35 on the display and sump 60x30x30. initially will use the skimmer and the ats.

[SantaMonica]

If the scrubber is growing well, and is the correct size, then yes it can be the only filter.

Is best if you have two scrubbers, and clean one each time. You could put a divider down the middle of yours, and clean half each time.

[Tiago Andrade]

i designed this project on sketchup.

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Will be like this:
http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/1024x768q90/911/wZpvXf.jpg

thanks

[SantaMonica]

Does that hole in the middle go down to the sump? If so, you probably want to use an overflow instead.

[Tiago Andrade]

Does that hole in the middle go down to the sump? If so, you probably want to use an overflow instead.

This hole is for the flange of the external closed loop system. there is a trough at each corner of the box, being three drop as an overflow, and one for the return of water.

You can view all about that project here:

http://www.reefclub.com.br/community/index.php?threads/apresento-aos-integrantes-do-reefclub-os-meus-dois-modelos-de-aqu%C3%A1rio-jo%C3%A3o-basso.951/

thanks!