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I would be very interested in trying one. My current tank has filtration in the thin rear chamber and so far i haven't found a satisfactory setup for my algae scrubber - your solution sounds like it...

Hi all just sounding out my new scrubber design. My main question is has anybody tried some kind of floating scrubber with a large amount of surface agitation? I'm thinking about running a pump on a...

Yeah i guess it is. I was surprised how well it grows onto the chamber walls as there glass and acrylic so not rough at all. Going to have a play about with different types/position of bubbles now...

So I've tried lots of different combinations of screens, enclosed screens, cable ties on screens, pump for flow...etc

Recently after trying two different ideas i was getting more algae growth in...

Got anymore pics of the setup etc? Interested to see more of that, not quite how it works though! I abandoned the scrubber in this thread as it didn't work, currently trying a version similar to my...

So i harvested today, what was apparent is that the algae appears to attach best to the ribbon while pieces of mesh screen was second and cable ties(not roughed up) last. The algae was really quite...

I'll be adding more tomorrow - think i'm going to use cable ties, the ribbon is a pain in the arse as i had to tie each bit on. Should be getting a 400l/h air pump in the next few days too, got a...

Yeah i know what your describing. I like the cable ties as there just the right size (2.5mm) to tightly fit through the mesh and then the clip part stops it from coming out. Be interested to see how...

Floyd, yeah i take your point about wet weight. As to the little pieces of plastic canvas, i was trimming the screen to fit and noticed that i might be able to use this - problem i have is i can't...

Growth seems to be centered around cable ties / cord so looks like i need to add more in the available areas.

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The floaty part hasn't grown any yet - due to evaporation the water level drops so only the bubbles are hitting the screen, not sure if that will be enough. Rest of screen is growing nicely. I picked...

Looks good, hows the growth with those lights? I've got one but haven't set it up yet.

Hi all, Still experimenting with different designs after my DIY upflow that had good results. My latest is a combination of an upflow and floating scrubber. After a failed experiment i put my old...

So i've been running an upflow of sorts that has been working well for me but have a couple of ideas i want to try and see if i can better what i already have...

This is my first effort - i'm...

Really?! What for? What's your site? Can PM me if either can't be mentioned in thread. Cheers

Have now ditched the reflector and added some roughed up cable ties to screen (trying to mimic new surf scrubber ribbons). Looks promising, just harvested and over 80g. Easier to harvest aswell, have...

Tried the reflector for a few weeks but was getting very little growth compared to normal, don't know if that made the light too strong?

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Garf, thanks for this article http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2006-09/rhf/index.php#21

Not seen it put into numbers like that before.

Few pics of my DIY setup. First is top down view. Second is reflector i made by sticking some of the diamond reflector material to an old takeaway container. Inside the tank chamber is a spaghetti...

My tank is only a nano - 50 Litres (UK). My screen is approximately 7 x 3 which would probably make it slightly over size for the tank. I never really worked it out but just made whatever would fit...

Yeah 7 days, it's growing well!

Getting consistent high yields now, this little lot was just over 100g!

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Lol, yeah like i said i didn't pay that much for it!

Hi all, this appears to be a very frequent question and i was wondering if this thread could be used for people just to post what light source they are using that works well and if they have a link...

Hey, yeah makes sense - have been feeding a bit more lately so probably just because of that. Nothing dead and no rocks moved. All looking good at the moment.

Will get some pics on next cleaning.

Cleaned screen a couple of days ago and got a massive 70 grams off of screen. Not sure why so much this time, don't know if it's taken a while to adapt to new light?

Scraped screen earlier today, 17g taken this time. Kessil red grow light is now on!

Screen prior to harvest, 13g worth in it's wet state....trying a few more bamboo sticks and see how well it grows this time.




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On the lighting front i've just ordered a red kessil a150....hoping this will be a good move!

Yeah your probably right, not ideal having no light over what has grown already. I take it the algae generally is different for everyone depending on what nutrients it is consuming. Just looked...

Last two days worth of pics. Bulb does not cover enough of screen, getting very good growth otherwise, need another bulb above it really. I've moved the bulb to the top half of the screen now.
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2 days worth of growth pics. Was messing around with the pump and forgot to switch it back on for half a day so now the screen has trapped lots of bubbles, wonder what effect that will have?
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Yeah Ultimate reef.

http://www.ultimatereef.net/forums/showthread.php?p=5577682#post5577682

Its only a very small setup - 12US gallons so no tangs for me! As for snails i've got a Orange lipped Conch, some trochus snails, cerith snails and dove snails.

As is evident from the last picture i have quite alot of macro algae growing - my tests all read very good for nitrate and phosphate however it is more likely this macro algae is consuming it, hence...

Few more details about my setup. The screen is 3.5 inches wide by 6 inches tall and is housed in a spaghetti box. It is a single sided screen due to space. It is powered by a maxijet 1200lph pump....

I'm going to try and take a picture of the screen everyday to chart its progress.

After the next scraping i might try replacing the screen with the skewers to see what growth will be like with...

Hi all, I've had a Nano tank (55 litres) setup since November 2012 with a little scrubber running since day one. I will at some point do a thread about it. It is not conventional in that it is fully...