Im scrubbing now!

[piratefish]

I did it, its all hooked up and running great. Pics to come soon.

I was going to use a rio 1090gph pump but it was way to much, it filled the chamber all most to the top! I am using a rio 590 gph for now it fills the screen with water all the way across the screen and the screen sits in about 1 inch of water

[SantaMonica]

Yes pics, pics. Especially if you can do the screen from day to day. Weekly N and P measurements would be nice too.

[piratefish]

Well, everything is at 0. Here is the link to the Pics I cant seen to figure out how to load the pics on here.

The green ones on the bottom are from 4 days ago I will take new ones tomorrow.

http://picasaweb.google.com/piratefish9 ... 7836295282 (http://picasaweb.google.com/piratefish9/ReefTank#5500610377836295282)

[SantaMonica]

Pics of the scrubber, not the tank :)

[piratefish]

Okay I have a problem with my camera :evil: I don't have much growth on the screen yet. I have cleaned it once now, and checked it today there seems to be more growth but nothing like thick long strands of algae more like a fine green coating. I still only have the CUC in the tank, so Im guessing that there is no load on the tank?

I am getting some micro bubbles in the DT. Should the drain from the scrubber be submerged in the sump water or should it sort of splash into the sump? (mine is splashing) I did put a nylon strainer bag on the end of the drain tube but it is collecting algae, I think that is not a good idea? But it did help with the bubbles.
If the drain tube is submerged will it back up into the screen chamber?

There is MUCH less algae in the DT !

[SantaMonica]

It should not splash. Just put a tube on the drain; a loose fit is fine. The tube can sit on the bottom of the sump, and you can drill holes in it so that the water can get out.

[piratefish]

Thanks ! I just didn't want to have a flood ;)

[piratefish]

Tomorrow will be 2 weeks and my second cleaning. Still not much growth. I added a fish today a green gumdrop goby so we'll see what happens now. I also ordered new light for the tank and they will be here in a few days. When I get them hooked up I am going to move the scrubber above the tank instead of on top of the sump. Still fighting micro bubbles although I did fix most of the bubble problem. I am also going to use my larger pump cause where there is more flow I am getting more growth.

[SantaMonica]

After you are feeding a cube of food a day, you will start growing much more.

[piratefish]

Second cleaning and I have a nice thin layer of green algae. I have started to feed the 2 corals and one small fish. SM100 you were right now Im getting more growth. Everything is still at 0. The last 2 patches of HA in the sand is 98% gone! I would like to post Pics but my camera is toast :cry:

[piratefish]

So I'm going to move the scrubber above the tank so I can get the maximum benefit for my coral. How can I reduce the bubbles from the return into the DT?

[SantaMonica]

http://www.radio-media.com/fish/UnderOverUnderPipe.jpg

[piratefish]

Thanks SM. I got the camera working http://picasaweb.google.com/piratefish9 ... 9887485330 (http://picasaweb.google.com/piratefish9/ReefTank#5509521659887485330) After one week. Remember there was only a CUC in the tank. I just did my third cleaning today and will take pics soon. Now i have one duncan one candy cane and one green clown goby...still not much but I feed one cube a day to the coral and one fish. I and getting a nice green short furry growth of algae. Water prams are 0 0 0 1.024 mag 1250 cal 400 ph 8.2 alk 9 Phos 0. I have not done a water change for 7 weeks.

I have a the plumbing done to move the scrubber and made the bubble trap today pic#1 going for simple but effective :mrgreen:

[SantaMonica]

You have a ways to go with the food. I'm now feeding 2 cubes a day to the FW nano, and it's only using half of the nano scrubber.

[piratefish]

I moved the scrubber above the tank. Not much luck :cry: My bubble trap needed to be much longer, at least 2 feet. Not 1. I did adjust the flow and drain but still too many bubbles. I moved it back to the sump after a day of running it above the tank. Also it took a lot of water to fill the water line and I had worries of a flood, cause i forgot to get a check valve. Anybody got pics of their set up running into the tank?

[piratefish]

http://picasaweb.google.com/piratefish9 ... 4000860306 (http://picasaweb.google.com/piratefish9/ReefTank#5511323364000860306)
http://picasaweb.google.com/piratefish9 ... 6159547298 (http://picasaweb.google.com/piratefish9/ReefTank#5511323376159547298)
http://picasaweb.google.com/piratefish9 ... 7453380338 (http://picasaweb.google.com/piratefish9/ReefTank#5511323387453380338)

Okay here'e the photos. That's 3 weeks old with feeding 1 cube a day for 2 weeks.

One fish two corals... for now :mrgreen:
0
0
0
Alk7 (a little low) will dose
Ca 380 (a little low) will dose
Ph8
Phos 0
Mag 1250

[SantaMonica]

You can put more in anytime. It's ready to grow.

[piratefish]

http://picasaweb.google.com/piratefish9 ... 8340028610 (http://picasaweb.google.com/piratefish9/ReefTank#5520603388340028610)

After 2 months almost. I have been feeding 2 cubes a day for about 2 weeks now

[SantaMonica]

You can feed much more if you want to. The nano scrubber can handle 2 cubes a day. Yours can handle 10.

[piratefish]

Really!? Okay Ill feed twice a day. I just added a blue spotted jawfish. He's a pig! I think Im going to start making my own food.

[iggy]

If that were my tank I would remove bioballs and put in a small skimmer to clean out particulate. You might be competing bioballs against scrubber for ammonia.

[piratefish]

Those were old pix. My only filter is the scrubber that sits on top of the sump. I got the tank for free and it was looking really bad.

[piratefish]

So I did my weekly cleaning today and I had some algae in the bottom of the scrubber. So I cleaned it all out and I have coralline growing on the clear plexi glass. I scraped it off but I didn't know it would grow under that type of lighting. Is that normal?

[SantaMonica]

Yes it grows in mine too. You can leave it on the bottom since that gives more rough surface to grab onto. Use vinegar to clean it off the glass so you don't scratch it.

[piratefish]

I cleaned my screen the other day and I noticed that I am having to use my finger nail to scrub off the algae. It kind of feels like wet dog fur. Still not totally bright green but getting there. Also I started dosing iron and its seems to help.

[SantaMonica]

I'm now using a hack saw blade, to remove the brown turf which tries to take over. I want just bright green to grow.

[piratefish]

Update, I am stil not getting bright green growth, but everthing is at 0 so its working. I have upgraded to a 1090gph (which I have had but it would almost fill the chamber thats fixed now)pump from the old 540gph cause I can not afford the Eheim 1262. http://picasaweb.google.com/piratefish9 ... 1486105506 (http://picasaweb.google.com/piratefish9/ReefTank#5557356361486105506)
http://picasaweb.google.com/piratefish9 ... 5906315298 (http://picasaweb.google.com/piratefish9/ReefTank#5557356425906315298)
http://picasaweb.google.com/piratefish9 ... 5358680226 (http://picasaweb.google.com/piratefish9/ReefTank#5557356475358680226)

[SantaMonica]

Are you taking the screens out and cleaning the slot each time?

Are you feeding?

[piratefish]

Yes every seven days, come hell or high water :mrgreen:

I feed two cubes everyday... plus 1/8Tsp PhytoFeast and 1/8 Tsp CoralFrenzy every other day

I tried using Iron but I was still using the smaller pump. The screen has more growth on it now and this is only the second week of the larger pump.

Yes I do clean the slot every week as well. The blubs are new. My second set since it has been set up.

Like I said water is perfect never any thing elevated and lots of pods.

I was thinking about testing for silicates? No copper either, dont know if that matters?

[SantaMonica]

Let it go 10 days next time and see what happens.

[piratefish]

So its been ten days and I cleaned it today. There were 4 or 5 spots of bright green growth areas about the size of a dime on the screens. Also there was a lot less dark growth.

What should I do now? I forgot the camera sorry.

[SantaMonica]

Clean half, and let the other one go another 5 days and see what happens.