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This RAIN4 with slime needs:
Cleaning today, include the pipe and tray.
Cleaning more often, probably every 3-5 days.
More light; all six lights should be plugged in.
An optional slime screen, to hold all that slime:
http://algaescrubber.net/forums/show...-slime-screens
http://algaescrubber.net/forums/show...he-best-filter
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CJ shows his overgrowth on the RAIN2 with four GEM5 lights. Only GEM5 lights are strong enough to penetrate growth this thick.
https://youtu.be/fiybBdTVBYE
https://www.facebook.com/SantaMonica...35187877499631
https://x.com/SantaMonicaFil/status/1887523303457497126
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This is some of the growth being scraped off the screen of a RAIN2. Probably should rinse it under tap water too, to wash off any loose algae and to remove any pods which will eat the algae.
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This RAIN2 look fairly new, and needs a bit more flow off the bottom of the screen. But look how easy the tray is to clean compared to box style scrubbers.
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https://youtube.com/shorts/ZIy6-zGIG8U
https://www.facebook.com/SantaMonica...96585648482912
https://x.com/SantaMonicaFil/status/1911899545447047369
This RAIN2 growth shows a couple things. First, the reason you don't see this thick growth on other scrubbers is because their lights are too weak. Second, to clean this you can just lift up the tray (with the pipe) and take to your sink; try that with other box-style scrubbers where you have to turn the water off, disconnect pipes, and take the whole box to your sink so you can scrape the bottom clean. Lastly, if you want to feed your fish, just remove the red cap and slide the screen out and drop it into your display; that's a lot of fresh green food for at least a day!
http://algaescrubber.net/forums/show...h-to-your-fish
Tray cleaning:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a2M_jRx2p_8