How about fiber optics? It will keep all of the electricity out of the water. You can also use spa light housings. 12v transformers/spa lights are also available.
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How about fiber optics? It will keep all of the electricity out of the water. You can also use spa light housings. 12v transformers/spa lights are also available.
http://alcoholpurification.com/recycling-activated-carbon/
I found this by searching "activated carbon recycling" rather than "regeneration".
http://www.advancedaquarist.com/2010/10/chemistry
http://www.alibaba.com/product-free/112871128/Phospha_Guard_RE_CYCLE.html
Can you post the links you have? I'm interested in regenerating all three. I had found a teacher that was begging for everyones used carbon, so it occurred to me that there must be a regeneration...
Here's my recipe for oyster based coral food:
one cup fresh, frozen, or canned oysters (check for preservatives)
half cup of frozen copepods, cyclopeeze, mysis, etc. (optional)
four cups cold...
I use to dose vitamin C in my softie tank without any negative side effects. It will cause zoas and pallys to open when they have been closed for a long time. I think you have found the reason why. ...
I have already done this experiment and dosing ammonia can be done safely. I have dosed with ammonia for this same problem. I used a medical peristalistic dosing pump to meter it into the DT's...
Lol, that search was too successful. It returned several hundred charts. ...
Thanks, that will help a bunch. Most spectral charts in the thread were from the internet anyway. The thread was a condensed version of everything, so I'm still hopefull for a link to it.
I'm designing my LED's for my tanks and scrubbers. I had seen a thread here that had tons of light spectrum charts for algae growth, but I can't find the thread any more. If anyone can post a link,...
By the way, this ATS was built with smoke/clear acrylic because it was free. I had considered buying some opaque black acrylic but decided that the extra light in the sump area wouldn't be a problem.
And here’s a final picture of the scrubber when I was testing the lights.
http://i1186.photobucket.com/albums/z362/MorkOrk/Algae%20Turf%20Scrubber/07041917a.jpg
The scrubber has been in...
And on to the screens…
http://i1186.photobucket.com/albums/z362/MorkOrk/Algae%20Turf%20Scrubber/DSCN1207.jpg
The screen supports are made from 1 ½” pipe that was halved and then quartered.
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By the way, to make the ATS possible, I had to shorten my sump. It was a 75g tank. I disassembled it, cut down the front panel and then rebuilt it in a frameless style.
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The reflectors in the lights are just pieces of acrylic mirror that I cut to fit. They lay between the bulbs and the fixtures (they also serve as a layer of protection between the saltwater and the...
The hinges are also made from acrylic so that rust/oxidation will never be a problem. The hinge pins are 3/8" pipe.
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The two light fixtures were built as separate components and then later attached to the frame. The back was just glued to the frame but the front was hinged.
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The fun started with the support beam and the ATS frame built into it.
http://i1186.photobucket.com/albums/z362/MorkOrk/Algae%20Turf%20Scrubber/DSCN1187.jpg
The center support is removable to...
The access to the scrubber soon showed to be a problem. I didn't like the divider between the doors, so I modified the stand.
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I started the build with the tank off of the stand so I could customize it for the best fit. The open top also provided the best access to the stand.
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This build was inspired by a design posted on YouTube by SM. I'll try to find the original later and post a link. For now, here is a short clip of my ATS in action (pump shut off).
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I wish I had kept better notes...or at least written notes. I did my best not to look at the scrubber more than once a day (pretty hard since the urge is to check it every hour). I took pictures...
My tank is designed around the scrubber. My pipe at the scrubber is larger because that is what the math said. However, I went for "over kill" rather than what would get the job done.
I started...
tagging along. Should be an interesting build.
At three separate fish stores I have mentioned that I have an algae scrubber and don't run my skimmer. I get blank stares at the mention of an algae turf scrubber and so far no one has asked about...
Thanks for pointing that out. I noticed the familiarity but didn't connect the dots from there to here. LOL
Another new ATS thread:
http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthrea ... t=scrubber
I just repeated the 'scrubber' search and it went through this time.
I don't think the screen went past seven days, however during the seeding of the plastic canvas screens it may have. I always am impatiently waiting for the next time I can clean the screens, but...
I agree the place has problems. I did a search for 'algae' and got a list pretty quick, then did a search for 'scrubber' and got a blank white page. Then I searched for 'algae scrubber' and then got...
Here's the scrubber when it matured.
And my first three harvests. Each was about three to four days apart. The container is a small Lee's specimin container.
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Here are some pictures of the green algae over about a week and a half.
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Up to this point, I had been running LED's on the scrubber. I switched to compact flourecents and within days I got my first spot of green algae. This picture was taken after the brown algae was...
I had been monitoring the tests for the first several weeks. It took about two weeks before the screens matured enough to take a bite out of the ammonia and nitrates (new tank). As soon as the...
Here is the new screen after several days of growth.
SantaMonica advised me to upgrade to the plastic canvas and use two layers. I took his advice and used the old screen to seed the new ones (see picture). I had significant growth on the new ones in...
It took just under a week to grow algae and about the middle of the second week it was looking like this
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here's the starting point of my scrubber
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I changed the light bulbs Friday, but the harvest was still only brown algae. Would going up to 75w bulbs help? Also, how does the pump play into it? It is new but may need cleaning out.
I'm having issues uploading pictures :(
I have a fairly new scrubber that was doing good at first. I started with LEDs and grew some brown algae and eventually started growing some green algae. Then I switched to compact flourecents and...
Yep, spacers. Their job is to keep the screen in the middle of the slot. I'll look into the cable ties. I have some small ones but I'm not sure if they are small enough.
Yep, I'm pretty guttsy. ;) It is stainless steel, but I don't know if it is 420 or 316 (probably 420). I doubt it really matters though.
If there is any corrosion, the nickle or iron will only...
Will do. Thanks.
...when all three were done, I put them in the slot and then added the screen. It is held in by friction and the clips keep it evenly centered in the slot.
I came up with this to ensure that both sides of the screen get equal amounts of water. So far, it looks like it is working well. The tank divider material comes with two stainless clips made of...
And this is the full system. The display tank is a 30g with a 10g sump. It is plumbed for silent operation but the water flowing off the screen makes quite a bit of noise.
pic problem solved :P
This one is when the screen was sanded and I switched to a Mag7 from a Mag5(the screen is 4.5" across).
One more attempt at uploading pictures...