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I have to agree with this.
Too bad I'm not one of those that can afford all the fancy, convenient stuff. If I can't DIY it cheaply, I probably wont be getting it, whatever "it" might be. That's why...

I cleaned the screen today (day 21). Had a pretty large amount of GHA on it. Smaller growth was light green. The thicker growth areas were a little darker green.
Leaving for 14 days really did the...

Here's one. It might not be quite as bad as some of your stories, but it was pretty bad.
I have a Coil Denitrator. And one of the issues with it is the sulfur smell, until you get the flow dialed...

On day 17 now. Screen has only been cleaned once, one day 7. Coil denitrator was taken offline on day 6.
The screen now growing some nice, large spots of GHA. Each day, the existing GHA spots get...

Well, I can't say that my response is based on experience, because my ATS is only 15 days old. But I have read that many others are using both the ATS and a skimmer. I have also read that the skimmer...

Will do. Thanks for your input. And thanks for showing us all how to save a boat load of cash on filtration systems. :lol:

Quick update.
I went ahead and stopped using the CD. Figured it might help get the scrubber growing a little faster.
The scrubber has been online for 13 days now. Tomorrow will be the second...

Thanks for the quick reply Ace25.
One more thing to add is that I have hardly any green hair algae. Only a few little bitty spots on one or two rocks. It's red hair algae that is the problem. I'm...

I just got my ATS online 5 days ago. I have been running a Coil Denitrator for about 2 years now. It has done an excellent job at keeping N at (or near) zero. The reason for the ATS is P removal. I...