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And why not give air to the water flowing from the top of the screen. I just plugged pomke - so far without dice aerators - and the effect is great. Water flows down the screen foamed.
And this is my box, screen and lighting - LED current on the tapes smd5060. The whole works without problems for almost 1.5 years.
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Hello everybody,
This is my first post here, I currently have a 6 month old 5g tank with just a small internal filter and a powerhead as means of filtration.
I'm currently gathering ideas and equipment for my 15g tank and I would really like to keep it as simple as possible so I want to give the new ats design a shot!
Currently I have 3 designs utilizing the uas principle:
1) I call it "intank uas"
http://i691.photobucket.com/albums/v.../intankuas.jpg
This is the simplest and smallest design I could think of.
It is just a small box for the screen, either lit by the display light or through the glass with leds.
A small pump should be used to feed the scrubber with nutrient rich water.
2) slim HOB uas.
http://i691.photobucket.com/albums/v...ah/HOBuas1.jpg
http://i691.photobucket.com/albums/v...ah/HOBuas2.jpg
This design has a pump in a small overflow box and the water flows through the uas much like it would in a regular HOB filter.
The Hob filter should be designed to accommodate a heater so the dt is less cluttered.
3) less slim HOB uas.
http://i691.photobucket.com/albums/v...ah/HOBuas4.jpg
http://i691.photobucket.com/albums/v...ah/HOBuas3.jpg
Pretty much the same as design 2, but the overflow box is just larger and could house a heater.
The screen box is just way smaller then design 2.
Some more info about this build:
either a 10x10cm screen (4x4") or a 7,5x10cm screen (3x4").
Will lit it with a diy 9x1W led fixture (6x 660nm, 2x 630nm and 1x 460nm).
All input is welcome!
Jb
Air flowing down the screen, on a submerged screen !
Do you mean this http://http://algaescrubber.net/forums/showthread.php?1838-Co2-turbo
If not, please explain how you do it.
I like them :)
Thanks! I didn't really knew if I should post it here, but I guess I should have :P
I'm closely following Doompie's progress, because we both live in Holland.
He has given me some pointers and ideas which I took into consideration with my own designs.
One of the goals I hope to be able to accomplish is having a pair of mandarins in this tank, so I sure hope that the uas will house lots and lots of pods!
Jb
An interesting test would be to let the mandarins into the screen area; they would not eat the algae, but would target the pods.
Perhaps just let them into a small portion of the screen.
That is an interesting thought, but how could I do that? the only option I see is putting the screen in the display before a cleaning.
All other options would stress the fish or cause problems with light spilling (I'm biased towards option 3 right now).
Jb
I was thinking of an all-mandarin tank. Otherwise the other fish will eat the algae, like my tetra who has found a home there.
#1 may not need the pump since the current generated by the airstone should circulate water. That's pretty much the design I'm going to try, when I get the time...
You might want to put a lid on the designs to control salt creep. All those bursting bubbles will create a mess if there is no top.