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I agree on the efficiency of the lights.

As for the 60 I said that wrong.. it will be 30 each side.

@SM I will try that. I welded it all up but can cut and re-weld.

It is worth a try

160 LED's per side would be insane! THat would be ~13 drivers and 4 PCB's! lol. The cost effectivness would be gone.

So, if chop up the aluminum and place 60 LED's on each side of a 12x18" screen...

Half as big? I thought if anythign it should be bigger since I am feeding a lot. More 660nm LED's? What would that do? I can add them with this setup with ease.

5-10 - Silver sides or chopped up...

First cleaning of the scrubber.

How does it look? The second screen was added about a week later


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I like that idea of dimming to 75% and see if there is no growth in front of them. I will change the settings when I get home tonight.

Also, anyone know where I can get a bigger plastic canvas? I have 12x18 but would like 12x24 or something like that.

It is 30" wide and 24" tall. It has two slots each at 12" and two screens each at 12x18" screens



What do you mean by diffusers?
LED's are ~2.5-3" away from the screen. Each LED is a Rebel ES...

I am trying to get my screen to grow but its growing on the right side instead of the whole screen. I moved my screen and the water is flowing far right (shown in pic 2). Could this be to much pump...

Perfect,

thanks everyone for the information.

Thanks for the info... calculator says 9 hours a day and if not much growth go up from there.

However, does that mean 9 hours a day at full power? Should I have them just come on or slowly come...

I have 60 three Watt leds on two 12x18 screen but only using one screen and 30 leds since I'm not feeding enough yet. I can control the leds from 0 - 100% over 24 hours.

My question is should I...

It will control my aquarium. I can add wave makers to it, more temp sensors, controlled power outlets for the heaters if one goes bad and sticks on... but the main reason for it is to control all my...

Here is my scrubber build I have been working on for a in wall 300g + 240g aquarium build. The 300g will have a small shark, ray and eel while the 240g will be a mixed reef. The scrubber is built out...

Great idea! Thank you. I will try that tonight.

Here are some pics of what I was trying to do

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My old scrubber had 3/4" pvc with screen slot. Sometimes it would clog from the algae or spray anywhere but the screen. On my new build I am using 1" pipe and need 24" of screen slot. The screen's I...

Yep, I am the one working towards the shark tank. Been a very long process. Here is the build thread


Good idea on the schedule 80. I will use that instead.

Do you have a build picture of...

Thanks for the info. I will see if I can find my router and give it a try.

I saw a post somewhere and they wrapped screen around the PVC pipe. The PVC pipe had holes drilled in it and the water...

so 54 cubes x 3g = 162g = .357lbs --- correct?

I will go with my current idea of hanging them side by side but with a ball valve and quick disconnect. That way I can increase the sq" as needed.
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I have three 18" x 12" screens. I want to combine them to make a bigger screen for my setup. What is the best way to combine the screens?

I did, gave me some ideas but not 100% sure yet.



Haha, nope not kidding :-) Want something that is not in the way and organized. I still want to add a frag and quarantine tank.

I have an...

I am thinking a waterfall designed scrubber but I can't figure out where I would place it. Ideas to make a waterfall scrubber that is seperated from the tanks?

There is more support under that part of the house than anywhere else. The floor has two 3/4" plywood stacked on top of each other. Under the floor has steel beams going one way and beams I made...

Trying to figure out how I should build my scrubber. I have 60 3w philips rebel ES LED's that will be powered by a DIY controller I have built and 4 LDD-700 drivers on PCB. Plan to use aluminum...

Thanks for the reply. I have been reading reviews all over the place. Your comment about things may be killed.... I read a lot to confirm that. Mostly people SPS did not do well with the pearls or...

Setup: 240g reef and 300g shark/eel tank. Both connected to a custom sump with fluidized K1 media.

Designed an algae scrubber for 240sq" and expandable to 480sq". Sized per amount fed guidelines....

Just what I was thinking.

I remember the other question.... If I use PVC to run the water to the top of the waterfall and add a 'Y' connection and split the water to sepearte screens... It should...

I am working on the design of a sump/scrubber on my 300+240g in wall tank build.

1.) I know I don't need a scrubber and fuge since the scrubber does the same thing. However, does the fuge provide...

Oversized is bad... so glad I asked the question! I will have to come up with an exact weight. I will start weighing how much I feed the fish/eel and figure out how much for the shark.

I am...

As for feeding guestimated 1/8 - 1/4lb of food a day. It will consist of food cubes, squid, octopus, scallops, shrimp and other meaty foods. The tanks will have tessalata eel, brown banded shark,...

I am trying to figure out a design for 500 to 550 square inch screen algae scrubber using LED's as the light source. However, if you can think of a better design using t5's or something I would be...

Haha, nope.... good Ol' texas.


Update on the tank.

I am moving it... haha.

Got a new place on my property and I plan on having a real fish tank room with my two tanks built into the...

Good to know. I asked long time ago when it first came out and the answer was unsure at that time. Thank you!


Love my small UAS but its to small for the tank load. I am reading your thread now

Any good updates for a UAS on a large tanks... say 600gallons? OR still think the waterfall would be better for it?

with that said the shark/ray are on hold until everything is done. No point in stressing them.

Tank has been running good. I finally added my first upflow/LED scrubber to it as of last night.

After all that work... I will be moving the tank next month to a new place. I plan for a in wall...

The snake I found while moving the tank in the house

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Starting to fill the tank
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The scorpion that ran out while shimming
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As of last night the tank is running/filtering!

Yea I have a sicce 5 that I transfer the water with. Works very well!

Update:

Tank is shimmed to +/- 1/16 of an inch but the 4ft level bubble was in the center at all my points.

I put the...

Yea, I read some more and agree. I talked to my LFS/friend and he told me which ones to get.

Shimming is PITA! I worked on it for 3 hours and its still not perfect. I am 100% amazed how off the...

10-4 see what I can do.... now where to put all this RO/DI water........ hrm

The plywood is the floor :-) The stand is open inside.

I watched a video talking about it and I can can buy composite shims that are easy to insert and once leveled they are easy to break/trim.
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Wow that is crazy looking looking picture!

I agree the OEM stands suck and I am amazed they hold all the weight.

Wound't shims compress overtime? I will see what I can find at home depot and...

The tank is in full contact with the stand. The floor of the house actually is slanted 1/4" and I didn't realize that until now. Only way I know how to fix it would be build a new stand to correct...

Well, tank has been filling with water for 36 hours... half way there! Once it gets a little more I will add the salt, heater and pump to start that process.

The only downside is so far with...

Okay, added a few more LED's and think I have a good plan to start with. Will order parts tomorrow.

What bubbler setup has been found to work best so far?

Design question/idea.... I am going to use a 30g long tank, raise it above my sump but still under my aquarium, add two 8"x22" screens attached to bubblers, 27 LED's per screen (660nm), bring water...

What about a soaker hose with an air tube going into it? Add a tight slot for the screen and supply air? I have not tired.. just thought about it a few minutes ago. What you think?

I can't wait either. I am working on the sump design now for a fluidized bed filter sump. Once figured out I will determine if I will use a waterfall or upflow style scrubber.

Forgot to tell you... I had the stand outside drying and a major nasty storm came and the water beaded right off! This was last week... go figure the one time I paint something it rains yet we are...