mikepao13
03-24-2010, 01:57 PM
Hi everyone,
I have a 900+litres tank and after finding the idea really interesting I made an 11 X 11 scrubber, triple screen sheet (mainly because the hole line accross the tube is wide and water sprays - now the flow has be en succesfully controlled) with one light bulb (cfl) on each side 10cm away. Pump used is a 2800 ltrs/hr and power is adjusted to full.
Its up and running for 10 days now, lights are 18 hrs on, 6 hrs off and was cleaned once last saturday. Now it has become a brown-ish colour with some part of it getting the green look already.
As previously read, this being the only filtration is not enough for my tank, therefore i left my skimmer running and i removed the nitrate reactor. I also run a UV and a calcium reactor, which its not connected into the co2, its just there for now reading tanks PH.
Can the 11 x 11 screen be sucessful with the use of the skimmer? Ths can only be proved in the next couple of months
If not shall i make another screen the same or a new bigger one and remove the skimmer?
At the momment i cannot upload any pics, dont know why but i will try again soon.
I have a 900+litres tank and after finding the idea really interesting I made an 11 X 11 scrubber, triple screen sheet (mainly because the hole line accross the tube is wide and water sprays - now the flow has be en succesfully controlled) with one light bulb (cfl) on each side 10cm away. Pump used is a 2800 ltrs/hr and power is adjusted to full.
Its up and running for 10 days now, lights are 18 hrs on, 6 hrs off and was cleaned once last saturday. Now it has become a brown-ish colour with some part of it getting the green look already.
As previously read, this being the only filtration is not enough for my tank, therefore i left my skimmer running and i removed the nitrate reactor. I also run a UV and a calcium reactor, which its not connected into the co2, its just there for now reading tanks PH.
Can the 11 x 11 screen be sucessful with the use of the skimmer? Ths can only be proved in the next couple of months
If not shall i make another screen the same or a new bigger one and remove the skimmer?
At the momment i cannot upload any pics, dont know why but i will try again soon.