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  1. Should only be running 1 light, not 2. Brush the...

    Should only be running 1 light, not 2. Brush the screen and holes clean, and the tray and pipe slot, and run the 1 light until most of the screen holes are filled in with some color growth.

    Also...
  2. Guide to DIY and Manufacturing waterfall algae scrubber designs

    Guide to free open source waterfall algae scrubber designs, and also licensable patented and patent-pending waterfall algae scrubber designs:

    Patent number 10,655,095 covers water coming up...
  3. Thread: Nutrients

    by SantaMonica
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    Updating March 2024

    Updating March 2024
  4. 8686 It's getting near the last chance to...

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    It's getting near the last chance to inquire about a U.S. license to sell, resell, or import from another country, any algae scrubber that utilizes my SLIP.7 pending claim features before I...
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    This HOG1x scrubber® is small for filtering this tank, but can grow some fresh food for it.

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  6. Thread: HOG1x

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    This HOG1x scrubber® is small for filtering this tank, but can grow some fresh food for it.

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  7. Thread: RAIN4

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    This type of slime growth on this RAIN4 waterfall...

    This type of slime growth on this RAIN4 waterfall scrubber in saltwater really needs the screen, tray, and pipe slot to be brushed clean every 3 or 4 days (note how much growth is on the tray), and...
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    This type of slime growth on this RAIN4 waterfall...

    This type of slime growth on this RAIN4 waterfall scrubber in saltwater really needs the screen, tray, and pipe slot to be brushed clean every 3 or 4 days, and would do best with an optional Slime...
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    Sticky: This type of slime growth on this RAIN4 waterfall...

    This type of slime growth on this RAIN4 waterfall scrubber in saltwater really needs the screen, tray, and pipe slot to be brushed clean every 3 or 4 days, and would do best with an optional Slime...
  10. Thread: RAIN4

    by SantaMonica
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    Spanish RAIN instructions now posted: ...

    Spanish RAIN instructions now posted:

    https://algaescrubber.net/RAIN-Instructions-spanish.pdf

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  11. Thread: RAIN2

    by SantaMonica
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    Spanish RAIN instructions now posted: ...

    Spanish RAIN instructions now posted:

    https://algaescrubber.net/RAIN-Instructions-spanish.pdf

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  12. Thread: RAIN4

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    This is an established RAIN4 standard stock flat...

    This is an established RAIN4 standard stock flat screen, showing the newer hang-tabs at the top, ready to drop into the display to feed the fish.

    https://youtube.com/shorts/dfBenLZUjzs...
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    This is an established RAIN4 standard stock flat...

    This is an established RAIN4 standard stock flat screen, showing the newer hang-tabs at the top, ready to drop into the display to feed the fish.

    https://youtube.com/shorts/dfBenLZUjzs...
  14. Thread: DROP1.4x

    by SantaMonica
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    This DROP1.4x (older model with clear tubing)...

    This DROP1.4x (older model with clear tubing) shows how the 6 high power LEDs burn through the growth.

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    Sticky: This DROP1.4x (older model with clear tubing)...

    This DROP1.4x (older model with clear tubing) shows how the 6 high power LEDs burn through the growth.

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  16. Thread: DROP1.2

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    This DROP1.2 (an older one with clear tubing)...

    This DROP1.2 (an older one with clear tubing) looks like some growth has been pulled out by hand. For more filtering, you could brush the surfaces off in the sink under freshwater.

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    Sticky: This DROP1.2 (an older one with clear tubing)...

    This DROP1.2 (an older one with clear tubing) looks like some growth has been pulled out by hand. For more filtering, you could brush the surfaces off in the sink under freshwater.

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  18. Thread: SURF8

    by SantaMonica
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    This half SURF8 or 8x shows the strings circled...

    This half SURF8 or 8x shows the strings circled around 3 of the 4 holes where the upflowing air bubbles come up (red arrows). This demonstrates how the air bubbles create vertical pathways for light...
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    Sticky: This SURF4 or 4x (or half SURF8 or 8x) shows the...

    This SURF4 or 4x (or half SURF8 or 8x) shows the strings circled around 3 of the 4 holes where the upflowing air bubbles come up (red arrows). This demonstrates how the air bubbles create vertical...
  20. Thread: RAIN2

    by SantaMonica
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    Here is a nicely made DIY pole mount for a RAIN2,...

    Here is a nicely made DIY pole mount for a RAIN2, and a drain bulkhead added too. Note the microwave ready to cook algae.

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    Here is a nicely made DIY pole mount for a RAIN2,...

    Here is a nicely made DIY pole mount for a RAIN2, and a drain bulkhead added too. Note the microwave ready to cook algae.

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  22. Thread: HOG3

    by SantaMonica
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    Not spaghetti and meat sauce. Looks like a...

    Not spaghetti and meat sauce. Looks like a modified HOG3 or 3x or 3xx scrubber that needed brushing out (in a sink) a week ago. Slime it still good though... ...
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    Sticky: Not spaghetti and meat sauce. Looks like a...

    Not spaghetti and meat sauce. Looks like a modified HOG3 or 3x or 3xx scrubber that needed brushing out (in a sink) a week ago. Slime it still good though... ...
  24. Thread: RAIN2

    by SantaMonica
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    This is a rare situation where a pole mount is...

    This is a rare situation where a pole mount is not used, but a regular shelf on the top of the sump is not either. Instead this RAIN2 is on a shelf halfway down the sump.

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    This is a rare situation where a pole mount is...

    This is a rare situation where a pole mount is not used, but a regular shelf on the top of the sump is not either. Instead this RAIN2 is on a shelf halfway down the sump.

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  26. Thread: RAIN2

    by SantaMonica
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    The RAIN2 with two GEM5 lights is enough light...

    The RAIN2 with two GEM5 lights is enough light for most situations, and allows you to silicone in two more lights later if needed.

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  27. Thread: RAIN4

    by SantaMonica
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    This RAIN4 is getting started, and looks like it...

    This RAIN4 is getting started, and looks like it has 1 light running in the middle. The dark slime (from high nutrients in the water) is holding on to the Green Grabber screen as best it can, but...
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    This RAIN4 is getting started, and looks like it...

    This RAIN4 is getting started, and looks like it has 1 light running in the middle. The dark slime (from high nutrients in the water) is holding on to the Green Grabber screen as best it can, but...
  29. Thread: HOG.5

    by SantaMonica
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    This small HOG.5 which is the same physical size...

    This small HOG.5 which is the same physical size as the HOG1 and HOG1x takes up little space inside sump cabinets. This Hog is probably too small to do real filtering on this larger tank but it can...
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    This small HOG.5 which is the same physical size...

    This small HOG.5 which is the same physical size as the HOG1 and HOG1x takes up little space inside sump cabinets. This Hog is probably too small to do real filtering on this larger tank but it can...
  31. For those who needed the claims to be published...

    For those who needed the claims to be published of the lateral slot in the water distributor tray sitting on the main body, they were published today by the patent office:
    ...
  32. Thread: RAIN2

    by SantaMonica
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    Updated RAIN2 and RAIN4 instructions in Italian ...

    Updated RAIN2 and RAIN4 instructions in Italian

    http://www.algaescrubber.net/RAIN-Instructions-italian.pdf
    http://www.algaescrubber.net/RAIN-Instructions-italian.doc

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    8657 RAIN units like the new RAIN16 can be...

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    RAIN units like the new RAIN16 can be pole mounted, or set on a shelf. This video covers how to put the RAIN16 on a shelf:

    https://youtu.be/_OoBvun89OY...
  34. Thread: DROP1.2x

    by SantaMonica
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    This DROP1.2x has bright green slime and needs...

    This DROP1.2x has bright green slime and needs brushing every few days. This growth gets thicker on Green Grabber rocks under water, but not on strings, and not on waterfalls.

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    Sticky: This DROP1.2x has bright green slime and needs...

    This DROP1.2x has bright green slime and needs brushing every few days. This growth gets thicker on Green Grabber rocks under water, but not on strings, and not on waterfalls.

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    Sticky: January 16, 2024 Stock update from Santa Monica...

    January 16, 2024 Stock update from Santa Monica Filtration:

    2 - RAIN4
    2 - RAIN2 with 4 GEM5 lights
    1 - RAIN2 with 2 GEM5 lights

    1 - Pole Mount for RAIN2

    3 - HOG3xx
    1 - HOG3x
  37. Thread: HOG1.3

    by SantaMonica
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    This is a HOG1.3, which is a larger case but with...

    This is a HOG1.3, which is a larger case but with less Green Grabber surfaces, and with 2 red LEDs. This one needs brushing every 2 or 3 days, and the light on 24 hours. It should never get this...
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    Sticky: This is a HOG1.3, which is a larger case but with...

    This is a HOG1.3, which is a larger case but with less Green Grabber surfaces, and with 2 red LEDs. This one needs brushing every 2 or 3 days, and the light on 24 hours. It should never get this...
  39. Thread: SURF4x

    by SantaMonica
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    This particular type of slime growth in this...

    This particular type of slime growth in this SURF4 or 4x scrubber® does not get any thicker. So, you wash it out with fast water in your sink or with a hose. In a waterfall scrubber this growth falls...
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    Sticky: This particular type of slime growth in this...

    This particular type of slime growth in this SURF4 or 4x scrubber® does not get any thicker. So, you wash it out with fast water in your sink or with a hose. In a waterfall scrubber this growth falls...
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    Sticky: For Sale: Bubble Divider patent

    Looking to sell my Bubble-Divider patent. I don't really need it anymore since I now have enough other patents more directly for algae scrubbers. You could use a bubble divider for skimmers, reactors...
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    This HOG2 or 2x, which works on both fresh and...

    This HOG2 or 2x, which works on both fresh and saltwater, is on the side of a freshwater tank where it can easily be given to the fish for feeding.

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  43. Thread: HOG3xx

    by SantaMonica
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    January 1 means circuit #1 in the HOG3xx. This is...

    January 1 means circuit #1 in the HOG3xx. This is for less red light, when new, or when nutrients are low. Also for backup.

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    Yes that is ok. You can do more if you want, to...

    Yes that is ok. You can do more if you want, to get a full sheet across the bottom, but for now it is good.
  45. Thread: DROP1.2x

    by SantaMonica
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    This DROP1.2x is cooking pumpkin pie. Actually,...

    This DROP1.2x is cooking pumpkin pie. Actually, it's a new installation with very low nutrients in the water, which needs the black shade screen to reduce the red light.

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    Sticky: This DROP1.2x is cooking pumpkin pie. Actually,...

    This DROP1.2x is cooking pumpkin pie. Actually, it's a new installation with very low nutrients in the water, which needs the black shade screen to reduce the red light.

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    Sticky: This year's holiday growth colors come from a...

    This year's holiday growth colors come from a HOG3 or 3x or 3xx that needed cleaning/harvesting many days ago. Looks like it still was using the black shade cloth on the bottom, because the top is...
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    Here is a look inside the LED dome lid of the...

    Here is a look inside the LED dome lid of the RAIN-16

    https://youtu.be/s7XDr-tOS0M

    https://www.facebook.com/SantaMonicaFil/videos/353234047307484
  49. Thread: RAIN4

    by SantaMonica
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    This RAIN4 (tm) Green Grabber® screen is almost filled in. Note the coralline on the bottom tray, which is not a problem to clean because of how much open space you have when the LED dome lid is...
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    This RAIN4 (tm) Green Grabber® screen is almost filled in. Note the coralline on the bottom tray, which is not a problem to clean because of how much open space you have when the LED dome lid is...
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