September 24, 2024 Stock update from Santa Monica Filtration:
0 - RAIN4
1 - RAIN2 with 4 GEM5 lights
2 - RAIN2 with 2 GEM5 lights
2 - Pole Mount for RAIN2
2 - HOG3xx
2 - HOG3x
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September 24, 2024 Stock update from Santa Monica Filtration:
0 - RAIN4
1 - RAIN2 with 4 GEM5 lights
2 - RAIN2 with 2 GEM5 lights
2 - Pole Mount for RAIN2
2 - HOG3xx
2 - HOG3x
Some people think that DROP scrubbers or other upflow scrubbers only grow slime. This is because waterfall scrubbers can't hold on to slime (the screen just looks empty), and so you rarely see...
Some people think that bubble upflow scrubbers only grow slime. This is because waterfall scrubbers can't hold on to slime (the screen just looks empty), and so you rarely see pictures of waterfall...
This is how to handle slime on waterfall screens which occurs in higher nutrients, which many times is when a scrubber is first added to an older tank.
This RAIN2 has an optional slime screen...
This is how to handle slime on waterfall screens which occurs in higher nutrients, which many times is when a scrubber is first added to an older tank.
This RAIN2 has an optional slime screen...
This is how to handle slime on waterfall screens which occurs in higher nutrients, which many times is when a scrubber is first added to an older tank.
This RAIN2 has an optional slime screen...
This is an older style SURF4 or 4x floating in a saltwater sump (now they have a black epoxy finish)...
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This HOG2 or 2x in freshwater has been set down in the display to feed the fish overnight. More feeding info here.....
This HOG2 or 2x in freshwater has been set down in the display to feed the fish overnight. More feeding info here.. ...
This HOG2x (tm) looks like it was just installed today. The blue tape is holding the black shade cloth (because new installs need less light), and the paper notes are dangling to be read.
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Roll / fleece filters are just mechanical filters, like skimmers, so everything about skimmers applies to roll filters too:
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This SURF4 or 4x is fuffy and full of growth. The red arrow is the light, removed and set down in the water.
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This SURF4 or 4x is fuffy and full of growth. The red arrow is the light, removed and set down in the water.
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This SURF4 or 4x is fuffy and full of growth. The red arrow is the light, removed and set down in the water.
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This is why all GEM5 lights have a white case instead of black. In this nano back compartment, the same LEDs and power are used in the black GEM5 case on the left, as in the white case on the right,...
The patented bottom tray of the RAIN2 and RAIN4 is the easiest to clean of any waterfall algae scrubber. Just lift up the LED dome lid. And if you want to clean the tray in your sink, just lift the...
The patented bottom tray of the RAIN2 and RAIN4 is the easiest to clean of any waterfall algae scrubber. Just lift up the LED dome lid. And if you want to clean the tray in your sink, just lift the...
August 5, 2024 Stock update from Santa Monica Filtration:
0 - RAIN4
2 - RAIN2 with 4 GEM5 lights
2 - RAIN2 with 2 GEM5 lights
2 - Pole Mount for RAIN2
4 - HOG3xx
5 - HOG3x
This SURF2xx from a saltwater sump show fairly full growth, with and without water, and then it was cleaned (harvested). Not all tanks will grow this type of growth, and certainly not quickly. But...
Comments of similar SURF2 and SURF2x:
"Bought the SURF2x, absolutely love it! Would never run a system without a SantaMonica scrubber again!" -- Tannum_Paul on the MASA site.
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This SURF2xx from a saltwater sump show fairly full growth, with and without water, and then it was cleaned (harvested). Not all tanks will grow this type of growth, and certainly not quickly. But...
The notice of allowance for all 20 claims for the waterfall scrubber overflowing distributor tray ("reservoir drain structure") has published. The claims have a priority date of 2015, which is 7...
The HOG1 (tm) is a smaller size model, medium power LED, that fits most nano back compartment glass walls, and all displays, and all separate sumps that sit below the display. It's a good choice if...
This DROP.6x scrubber® shows how all the bright red 660nm algal growth light (and the bubbles too) is contained as it sits neatly in a back compartment.
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This DROP.6x scrubber® shows how all the bright red 660nm algal growth light (and the bubbles too) is contained as it sits neatly in a back compartment.
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This DROP1.4x shows the bright LEDs shining through this overgrown dark slime. This should have been brushed out in tap water a week ago, but the lights shine through anyway. The water that this came...
This DROP1.4x shows the bright LEDs shining through this overgrown dark slime. This should have been brushed out in tap water a week ago, but the lights shine through anyway. The water that this came...
This small HOG.5 is covered in black slime. This slime would have fallen off of a waterfall screen long ago, but the Green Grabber rocks hold on longer. It should have been brush out in the sink with...
This small HOG.5 is covered in black slime. This slime would have fallen off of a waterfall screen long ago, but the Green Grabber rocks hold on longer. It should have been brush out in the sink with...
The basic SURF2 needs only 6 x 8 inches of floating space, and only about 2 inches of water depth. Can go in sump or display. Saltwater only.
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The claims have been examined, and were approved verbatim. The notice of allowance will be issued shortly.
This HOG1x in saltwater has grown some nice tang food.
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This HOG1x in saltwater has grown some nice tang food.
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CJ Aquarium's RAIN2 waterfall algae scrubber with four GEM5® lights needs cleaning like yesterday.
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CJ Aquarium's RAIN2 waterfall algae scrubber with four GEM5® lights needs cleaning like yesterday.
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Updated HOG instructions in Italian...
PDF:
https://algaescrubber.net/HOG-Instructions-Italian.pdf
WORD:
https://algaescrubber.net/HOG-Instructions-Italian.doc
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This HOG scrubber could be in fresh or saltwater, with the light removed. On the left is some growth swirling around, and on the right is later, with more growth, and the red line is the waterline of...
July 12, 2024 Stock update from Santa Monica Filtration:
0 - RAIN4
1 - RAIN2 with 4 GEM5 lights
1 - RAIN2 with 2 GEM5 lights
1 - Pole Mount for RAIN2
3 - HOG3xx
3 - HOG3x
This new SURF4x scrubber (tm) is half shaded with the included black shade cloth, which dims the light that otherwise would be too bright reflecting from the white Green Grabber textures and strings....
This new SURF4x scrubber (tm) is half shaded with the included black shade cloth, which dims the light that otherwise would be too bright reflecting from the white Green Grabber textures and strings....
The HOG2x scrubber® is the largest ATS solution for freshwater tanks. Most people put it on the display glass, and you can open it for fish to swim inside and feed once or twice a week. The "X" is...
RAIN-16 upper and lower doors
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https://www.instagram.com/p/C9GWZxgo97z/...
A SURF4x scrubber® after a cleaning and maybe a spraying out too. Probably taken out of the sump to spray out slime from the Green Grabber® rocks and strings.
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A SURF4x scrubber® after a cleaning and maybe a spraying out too. Probably taken out of the sump to spray out slime from the Green Grabber® rocks and strings.
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This SURF2 has four deep red 660nm LEDs inside the waterproof heavy weight sound-deadoning lid, and looks to be a new installation in a saltwater sump (skimmer is on the left). Since the ultra white...
This SURF2 has four deep red 660nm LEDs inside the waterproof heavy weight sound-deadoning lid, and looks to be a new installation in a saltwater sump (skimmer is on the left). Since the ultra white...
This DROP1.2x (tm) scrubber could be from fresh or saltwater. The nutrients in the water are very high, causing a dark/black slime growth that is holding on to the white Green Grabber® rocky...
This DROP1.2x (tm) scrubber could be from fresh or saltwater. The nutrients in the water are very high, causing a dark/black slime growth that is holding on to the white Green Grabber® rocky...
Growth box of a SURF4 or 4x with the saltwater drained out. This growth can be pulled out and fed to fish.
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