yes, I agree. Like you have been suggesting a hole saw, I used a straight wood saw (sharks teeth style) and combed the screen. It is plenty rough. The light green algae is very soft/fluffy with...
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yes, I agree. Like you have been suggesting a hole saw, I used a straight wood saw (sharks teeth style) and combed the screen. It is plenty rough. The light green algae is very soft/fluffy with...
Yes, there are yellowbellied sliders & cooters, a map and a central american slider (large orange rings).
Thanks :D
I took some pictures and I am ready to give an update on my freshwater scrubber.
Some issues I had:
1) I did not feel my water flow rate was high enough.
2) I did not feel my water flow was...
Sorry- I am over due with the turtle picture request...
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Santa Monica-
On the FAQs, you have a post - Best Ready-To-Use Light. I am looking for something like those lights, but with no luck.
That 65w one you link to has a special bulb. The socket is...
I got back from vacation yesterday. The screens are nice and full. And the water is crystal clear...great for taking a picture of the turtles. I will take some pictures when I recover from...
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How are these???
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...charging the camera now.
Update:
The algae is growing thicker and darker on the screens. The algae in the trough pretty much died and turned orange. It's slowly, but surely clearing out and the water is staying clear.
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I have been bad with updates and picture, I know.
Nothing too exciting - like watching grass grow. :lol:
The rough 3-ply screen is doing much better than the smoother single screen. I did get...
more...
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It was hard to focus the camera on such a narrow area, but this is what I got...
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more...
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I am not sure what you wanted to see with the close ups. If I did not capture it, let me know and I will take more pictures. The battery died so I am charging it now. Also, I did not think to shut...
Yes, Santa Monica, you were correct. More screen layers and roughing them up is more efficiant. (Is there a spell check here??)
I posted this morning, but I took the pictures and did the changes...
More pictures:
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Update:
1) I recieved the new pump, but I had to send it back because it was damaged. I will have to wait another week to increase the flow. :cry:
2) I lowered the bar by replacing the post...
I will have to look through the site again on best screen types and roughing them up. I was thinking this was the best type of screen and I wouldn't have to rough it up.
I found some examples...
My original filter was not an algae scubber. It had a spray bar that went through filter pads and then through bio material. You might have gotten confused when I said it grew plenty of algae. I...
I have been buying things slowly for a week or so and put it all together today. All the pictures are from today, too.
I am not sure what answer you are looking for with the screen...the over all...
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That's all the pictures for now. I will try not to wait too long for updated...
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I am new here. I contacted Santa Monica with some questions and he was nice enough to answer me even though with further reading here, I came across the answers. Thanks, Santa Monica.
I was not sure...