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If the Cheato is after the ATS then he shouldn't have any problems or is known that Cheato chemically affects the growth of our ATS screens?

We don't have Cheato allowed in New Zealand so isn't an...

Plastisers in new PVC pipe don't encourage algae growth.

Hi All,

Been awhile since I've been on here as I was away in Cambodia last year for 2 months and then flat out with the work it created...

Put me down for a couple of sheets.
Need to work out Paypal now.....

I will try it with the canvas and see how it goes.
Will have to after 14 August when I get back from Cambodia though.

Will...

Don't do waterfall technique in joining ponds. Unless you can guarrantee the success of your scrubber in adding Oxygen.
Why not do a large pond that you filter through your scrubber and grow the...

Mechanical filters in aquaculture are not the same as aquarium filters.
Fish farmers use drum filters or belt filters which take the small food particles out into a waste section.
They do though...

Anyone tried Fibrous cement board on the "back" side?
Might need curing first to see what came out or even asking them what they put in ti to hold it together.
The rough back of the board we have...

Will leave it there and see how natapa is going finding more out about his fish farming journey :D

Are you plans changing at all natapa on how you think you might build this operation?
Did you...

Awesome job you doing here Worley, even though I'm not savvy when it comes to these things, I like it :D

Make your top box a surge tank and really get some benfit from all that water flow :)

Most ventures of this sort are trying a poly culture technique so that the algal screens can become a food source for something else.
Aireation is usually done through venturi injection and pure...

Most aquaculture ventures face two major water problems; suspended solids and dissolved organic matter. Both use valuable oxygen.
You will need to trap and remove the suspended solids so that you...

Practice on your corals and post them here for us to look at.

I especially like Zoos and Rics :D

Rob

Sorry no photographer so can't help on the above 8-)

Is there anyway Natapa that you can put your ideas into a drawing format for us to look at and then talk about some of the enviromental factors?

This would solve some of the questions and get...

Plastic cloths pegs :)

Can you share with us? :D

Or send a sample? :D

Santamonica, I'm trying to find a couple of products I've used in aquaculture units and they would just need chopping up.
Have you asked Aquatic Eco about your requirements as I was going to send...

Most of his aeration will come from air being pumped through tubing which has holes punched in it at intervals.
Bit like a bubble wall in an aquarium and how it moves water from the top to the...

Thanks Santamonica.
Always amazed me when so many people have looked down on them for so long
These things make reefing or just aquarium keeping much easier.
They are enviromently friendly in the...

Welcome.

Give it a try as this is similar to what the Isrealis were trying.
They used the waste water to grow macro and micro algae for Abalone/urchins and shrimps respectively.

I am hoping...

Can we have a picture of the scrubber as well.
That tank is awesome :shock: :) and will be interesting to see if you need a bigger screen as the bioload increases with the increase in coral...

What's your prefernce on light colour too for your bulb?

What brand are you using?

I'm currently using Phillips 28w PL-L 6500k & 4000k tubes.

Wanting to try a couple of other PL tubes from...

Anyone used an acrylic scouring pad that you used for scrubbing pots.
Glue it to your surface plate.....

Robbie

One of the most interesting areas in ATS design is the lighting. It never grabbed me like this when I was putting lights over the tank.
I need more time like you guys so I could tinker a bit...

Hi SantaMonica

The new unit I'm building has a compartment where the water flows into from the pump. I'll prime the pump by filling this ompartment.
Not sure if this helps any.. :)
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Could the freshwater rinse be used as a top up each day?
That would then facilitate a longer more proactive approach to 'maintenance'.... ie pods would not get sufficent in numbers to create problem...

A chinese manufacturer of pet products..... still developing it from what I know.
Not wanting to get into trouble but it's a thunbs up for now. :D
I'm interested in what the market does in buying...

Aquarium manufacturers are working on designs as we speak.
They too want a unit that is easy to operate and fool proof with no fiddle components.

Price wise I haven't heard.

Rob@Aquagold

:D You guys deserves a round of applause :D
Let's hope more people join here and we get more converted from technology to understanding how nature already has the answers there for us to use....

Could this be a reverse situation like what happens to dead rock when it is being cycled in a tank.
1. Diatoms form on the rock then slowly disappear.
2 Algal growth forms after diatoms and slowly...