update 14days after cleaning..
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Type: Posts; User: jaddis18
update 14days after cleaning..
right side of the screen
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left side of the screen
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algae
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just leave your screen for 14days. thats when good growth happens, i left my screen for 21 days then i cleaned it. it will be 7days after cleaning this sunday, so far what i see on my screen is...
what i did with my setup when i was getting brown growth in the initial stage was increase my photoperiod to 20hours and green just grew everywhere, but now i notice my screen grows brown then it'll...
Thanks for the encuraging responses guys,
Think i'll just leave everthing as it is. I havent checked my water parameters, since results usually after 3 cleanings.
Should i still change my...
Thank you. I thought it was pretty good too.
Anyway, i think im not getting full growth due to limited feeding. Im still feeding roughly 32-35grams of food. Is there a negative impact on the...
day 21 update,
here is my current set up.
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the UAS is placed at the last compartment before the pump comp.
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a closer look at the compartment
here is a pic of the left mirror from...
So with this 2watts LEDs how many bulbs am I looking at in total? Since the supplier says it customiseble, I might get one.
Really sorry for my lack in knowledge of LEDs and algae lighting.
But...
Thx again bud,
Well i went around almost half the country looking for the proper screen. Checked on ebay, seems i need to get 2 screen just for my set up and its going to cost me over $50...
Hey bud,
That was totally my bad about the melted screen. Haha!
I am unable to adjust the mirrors angle, it's set good. Unless I get a problem with the sump in the future. I don't understand...
what about these lights? will it melt the screen too if it is rated at 100w?
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what about this particular set?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/FEE-SHIPPING-90W-RED-BULE-LED-PLANT-GROW-LIGHT-replace-300W-traditional-HPSL-/200938205353?pt=US_Hydroponics&hash=item2ec8d9b0a9
sorry....
im not too sure what u mean by 18 - 24 led watt.
i am shining the light from the side of the screen, where there are mirrors in front and back of the screen. total length from side to side is...
hello,
i have been browsing through ebay and managed to find a rectangular shaped led box set. it is 90watts, it should fit rather snugly for my screen, it has almost the right dimension to shine...
Alright, will rerough the screen again. Took me 2hours to rough it up.
About the LED lights, I might DIY my own set next year. Don't have enough budget for new lights yet. Will probably make it...
here is an update on my new screen,
it is green in colour. the area with the most growth is closest to the screen.
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there are areas where the bubble doesnt touch the screen, will...
hello,
i have made my modifications to cover the airstones.
here is my previous screen, which took 2 weeks to produce some algae. now im using a totally new screen again cos the previous screen...
If the airstone isnt blocked from light, will the airstone need to be replaced every so often?
I find using the light blocker gives me a hard time placing n removing the screen from the...
an update on my UAS after 7 days with the new screen
this is the right side of the screen
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left side of the screen
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bottom mirror
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Just checked my UAS compartment and found algae growing on the mirrors, the type usually found in my DT. Will rub it off tomorrow.
Regards,
i really like this part. haha!
alright i will keep to this new setup, hope it grows well. just changed it because of the roughness and the size of the screen didnt make it straight in the...
hello,
i have a question regarding the screen material. i was am not able to find any of the knitting mesh. i can only get a hold of the #7 white mesh from the hardware store. the difference i...
have just set the timer to 18/6. will update my progress again soon.
hello,
just to highlight a few things here :) dont shoot me, just trying to help. i might be wrong so please ignore me if i am.
"Story began 5 month ago." = SM stated that "Looks exactly like...
Will do that once I get home. Do i set it as 18/6 or do I break it down to a couple of photo cycles such as 9/3 or 4.5/1.5?
Hello Andy(my Singapore counterpart) hehe!,
Im from Brunei, im also trying out this algae scrubber on my arowana tank. I finally managed to get my new 5ft tank last 2 weeks and i converted my old...
Thank you for your quick response Floyd. Now i know that algae is still able to grow below 20ppm, so givr me some confidence that algae will grow then. Hehe!
Since i am using roughly 200sq inch of...
Hello again,
I have completed straightening my screen and also cut abit off the inlet of the airstone where the hose was bent because of the space constraint. After cutting the inlet of the...
hello,
i just completed my UAS and its been running for a day now. when i checked, well no growth yet. haha!
anyway this is my design. with this current design i find that future maintenance...
I've got my mirrors and mirrored acrylic, mesh(15.5"x13"), 16" air stone(hope it's good), should have those fishing strings around the house somewhere to tie the mesh.
Will cut some plastic card...
Acrylic is not readily available in my country. The best I would be able to find would be reflective stickers.
But I will have a look around for plastic mirrors, hope I am lucky to get my hands on...
Thank you for your response SM.
I guess the best approach would be to place the mirror outside the tank to avoid my tank from breaking then.
Regarding the on-off heat, how many photo cycles...
I just went out to a local glass supplier.
1) they informed me that cutting a circle in the middle of the mirror will break the mirror
2) they told me that the cut area of the circle wont be...
Hello,
Just received my 50w ufo led red:blue 8:1. I just realized how bright it is. After giving it a test, I would require around 2-3 inch distance from the glass to cover the whole area.
The...
Thank you again for your reply,
Found this led, cheapest I found....
Thank you for your response MS.
Will then search for the 50w UFO lights. Will also get more mirrors for this. Would I need to have blue lights for this light source or pure red is sufficient.
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thank you again for the reply.
yes i have taken that into account, once my sump is complete will shine the light in to see the required distance to cover the whole compartment of the sump. would i...
here is the design.
the water flows from the bottom left, up the screen then over the left mirrors(sorry didnt manage to cut the top off for better illustration)
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so 45watts it is or...
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Seems I didn't attach a pic in my prev post. So I just took it from my old post.
I now understand the purpose of bubbles for UAS.
Is it possible to use just 1 UFO...
hello SM,
from your previous post to me was to do one UFO light in the middle like the pic on the left. now you are advising me to have 2 small UFO led lights like the pic on the right?
im not...
hello again,
im only a few more weeks away from getting my new 180gal tank. based on the previous mirror tent design of UAS of a 12"x15" screen. i will be using one UFO led grow light. which...
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Are you saying as the above attached picture? but would the screen be horizontal or vertical, based on the picture.
I don't seem to understand about turning the screen to get the light on the back screen, care to elaborate a little bit more :) after long and hard decisions, think I'll just go with the q cfl lights...
This is my second design, based on the light watt and not wanting to spend too much on lighting.
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Planning to use mirrors for the grey area but still unsure of the bottom part, might not be...
just checked out the UFO grow lights. i found a few that of the lights meet my requirements but have to say the price range is sky rocket.
owh yea. which would be a better system for FW, UAS or...
thank you for your replies.
Referring to my drawing, is the design workable or do i need to make changes to it?
Regarding for the bulbs, that bites that the bulbs is much to weak. then what...
This is the design of my sump 3rd and 4th compartment
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the water flow is from both bottom of each corner flowing up the UAS then overflowing to the mid compartment which will hold more...
Hello,
I currently have a 60 gal tank, housing:
1x 10-11" Asian arowana
5x 5-6" Golden tinfoils
3x 3-4" clown laoch
1x 3" discus
My feeding regimen is around 10-20g per day of homemade...