Just curious if anyone has used a surf 2 for awhile, what's the biggest problems you've ran into, how's the noise? Anything else?
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Just curious if anyone has used a surf 2 for awhile, what's the biggest problems you've ran into, how's the noise? Anything else?
I've been thinking about his scrubber design a lot. One of the pitfalls of my waterfall design is that eventually it gets very noisy as the water falling down find new pathways as growth occurs.
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I believe this really only happens when algae touches coral physically and only certain types of algae. At least that's the only proven rigorously run study that I've read about. I think an ATS helps...
Interesting discussion here about how ATS can be poisonous.
http://www.thereeftank.com/forums/f218/macro-algae-vs-skimmers-213031.html
I think he actually made 2 and I got the one that wasn't pictured.
I do have a spare Rio 2100 that has a valve, maybe I'll hook that up. The medium that it came with is actually different than pictured.
Just a small update...
I decided to try this out for my first waterfall...
http://www.manhattanreefs.com/forum/sale-trade/155911-f-s-algae-turf-scrubber.html
I'm running an MJ1200 on it and...
So I was looking at this:
http://www.santa-monica.cc/MIX2-overflow-fed-Mixer-Scrubber-tm-with-ribbons-and-Green-Grabber-surfaces--2-cubes-feeding-per-day_p_45.html
This seems like a pretty...
Hmm never mind this pretty much answers everything
http://algaescrubber.net/forums/showthread.php?28-Hundreds-of-Waterfall-Scrubber-Designs
Can a clear sheet of acrylic that's been seriously roughed up by a dremel serve as a good growth medium?
Are these bulbs appropriate? I believe the color temperature is 2700k
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Just not a fan of the bubbling noises. I don't mind water falling noises but bubbling for some reason personally gets to me.
Ah yeah, I've seen that before. Not sure if I want to make my whole sump into that sort of thing. I'm going to go to home depot and try out an idea I had.
A nice advantage of the standing...
Are there any builds that use a long surface above without the use of bubblers? I'd like to keep everything in the sump.
About the closest thing I've found:
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Are there any lower profile style scrubbers that I could go with?
The one thing that worries me about scrubbers that go a bit high in the stand is that there will be a clog in the slits and I'll...
I'm feeding 2 cubes a day now. Running the hog about 5 months now, good thick green growth on 16 hours. I still do weekly 5g changes. I would like to cut that down as well to maybe every other week....
Nitrate: 25
Po4: anywhere between .03 to .09 normally.
Currently I'm using a Hog1x, phosguard, vinegar dosing, and skimmer
Goals:
- Cut out or reduce vinegar dosing (tired of big bacteria...
I've been thinking about ordering a Turbo or Acorral unit. However, I thought I might give it a shot myself.
As you can see, I have a lot of room to work with. Any suggestions on what setup to go...
Comes with Fusion 700 air pump and associated air tubing as well as a brass T joint to fill the scrubber. I will also even throw in a timer for the light so everything you need.
I started using...