Pretty taken into the idea of an algae scrubber, so I made a low cost one.
Chopping board - $3.5 but ended up using my old one...
Light holder - $5
PVC piping - $3.2
Flood light - $30[attachment=0:1jz8xffk]DSC_0017.JPG[/attachment:1jz8xffk]
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Pretty taken into the idea of an algae scrubber, so I made a low cost one.
Chopping board - $3.5 but ended up using my old one...
Light holder - $5
PVC piping - $3.2
Flood light - $30[attachment=0:1jz8xffk]DSC_0017.JPG[/attachment:1jz8xffk]
light bulb
PVC pipe with holes drilled into them.[attachment=0:wjuim7xp]DSC_0084.JPG[/attachment:wjuim7xp]
Here is how it looks[attachment=0:1o475qog]DSC_0087.JPG[/attachment:1o475qog]
another look of the flow[attachment=0:301bix1i]DSC_0097.JPG[/attachment:301bix1i]
The entire set-up
Hope it works.
Not sure if the bulb will get spoilt like that. I feel the bulb makes the cabinet more hot now, but that would be an expected result, I guess.[attachment=0:v9e7q777]DSC_0093.JPG[/attachment:v9e7q777]
Too lazy to do testing, but will leave this part of the overflow alone. If it works, this should go away, right?
But actually, I made 2 changes, I also restarted my auto top up that tops up kalk....anyway, bottomline is too lazy to do testing - anyway no coral in the tank anyways.[attachment=0:1rv0bf2t]DSC_0100.JPG[/attachment:1rv0bf2t]
Looks pretty good. I bet it will work fine.
Is the end of your board actually in the water? Splashing?
yes, end of the board touches the water. :D
Keith what bulb are you using? It should not make anything hot. The placement is very good however. Is it on a timer?
Do this to improve final results: Lay a sheet of rug or plastic canvas on top of the cutting board.