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I have the same issue. I was over confident that turf wont grow in my tank since I scrub! Wrong! lol... It's not going out of control, which I don't mind. But it may one day and wouldn't want to take...

Are you running a protein skimmer at all?

In term of successful systems, I have seen several very successful reefs in my area without any feeding at all. They feed the fish of course but not the...

My DIY scrubber's screen is touching the surface of the sump's water. Nothing is wrong with that. Works great.

It's worth it to invest in a box-like design though. Much more compact and...

Greeding Scrubbers,

I have been lurking around on RC and other forums while at work, which I shouldn't but that's another story for another day... LOL

Question: why would you want to use GFO,...

I'm going with an open sump with a powerhead in there to keep things suspended.

Really... I don't run any sort of mechanical or filter socks... man... I guess this is a good reason to not run a skimmer! lol...

I see lots of things flooding in the my tank when I shine a flash...

Running sumpless maybe the best thing for a scrubber system, however, it's not very pratical for most of us.

Even if you are running a scrubber like an SM-100 (which you can purchase from Santa),...

I haven't notice this at all... Water is crystal clear so far and I don't use active carbon. Maybe I need to look closer to see if I have that tint of green you guys are referring to. :)

Scrubber...

And I bought the 2 SM-100 from 180Reeftank for a great price! They should be here tomorrow.

I'm planning my future build soon. So far, my DIY scrubber is working. My SPS are doing as good as I...

Thanks for the reply SM. I'll try feeding once a night and keep a close eye on N and P.

You leave the return pump on? I hate getting food stuck on the ATS screen and build up nutrient... What you think? Sorry for the double post. I posted the same question in the coral food DIY thread. ...

SM, do you turn off the return pump when you feed?

You guys are truly pioneers in our hobby lol. Keeping on going!

Would be nice to setup an SM-100 with LEDs instead of T5HOs. Not having to replace bulbs every 3 months would be sweet and well...

Thanks for the reminder SM. I'm still struggling with the flow not being even. I have some minor yellow algae issue due to the light being too close and not enough flow... Some spots are dark green...

There are three elements that you wanted to have when using ATS for filtration:

1) Even flow and strong flow across the whole screen. This is more of a challenge at first, but as you tweak your...

My SPS are doing great. My tank is still very young so I don't have much to show. So far, things are looking really good. I still don't feed my corals much. I have seen very successfull tanks with...

I have chaetos growing in my sump. They are actually growing even though my screen is maturing. So not sure if a fully grown screen will deplete nutrient so much that macro algae can't grow. I guest...

I have some amazing progress pictures. I took them all with my iphone which sucks really. I'll edit and post some pictures tonight.

My current reef is mainly a learning/experminetal setup. I'm...

Im course not. :) DO you have alot of them floating in your tank? My concern is that I'm not sure what it is to be honest. So far, they don't bother the fish or the coral.

I'll see if I can take...

Hello All,

I'm happy to report that I have some very nice success so far using ATS as a mean of filtration for my 90G reef tank. So far, the reef is doing good. Of course, there always room for...

My setup is very similar to yours. I did a few modification to the piping to help control water flow.

I have no problem with Algae in my display tank at all. Tank is super clean and so is water....

I was using the 6500 flood light. I was working OK. Just recently changed to 2700K CFL Q-spiral bulbs. We'll see how it goes. I'm really hoping that nitrate will be down to 0 soon.

Water is super...

I use 4X 23W CFL. The screen size is 15X11. I don't know the exact flow rate, but it's very high. :)

As you can see, I don't have any problem at all in the display tank with algae. I just need to...

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First pic. I have to play around with the file size to get it to post!

My very first post! I ran into SM's post on Marinedepot.com by accident. I was looking for a new light fixture for my display tank. Ran into his post and was convinced that ATS is what I wanted to...