Search:

Type: Posts; User: Tom

Page 1 of 3 1 2 3

Search: Search took 0.00 seconds.

  1. Replies
    14
    Views
    6,527

    Good evening how are you Santa Monica? I hope...

    Good evening how are you Santa Monica?
    I hope you`re good.

    last week growth, how is it going?

    before cleaning
    https://youtu.be/PVh3sSuHL5w

    After Cleaning
    8343
  2. Replies
    14
    Views
    6,527

    Hi how are ya? Last week growth ...

    Hi how are ya?

    Last week growth

    https://youtube.com/shorts/ZcRLSJYtQ4w?feature=share

    What you think?
    light on 1 side of the screen.
  3. Replies
    14
    Views
    6,527

    Hi how are ya? There is one thing that i noticed...

    Hi how are ya?
    There is one thing that i noticed now, i have some brown algae im my rocks and cyano, and this algae was decreasing but after screen cleaning they start to increase again, and after 3...
  4. Replies
    14
    Views
    6,527

    Hi Santa Monica how are ya? hope you are very...

    Hi Santa Monica how are ya? hope you are very well.
    I`d like to show ya how my algae scrubber is going.

    Light covered
    8324

    Water Flow
    https://youtu.be/wvxgF7kK6yI

    Screen before Cleaning
  5. Replies
    14
    Views
    6,527

    Happy saturday for you too. this is how my screen...

    Happy saturday for you too. this is how my screen is now.

    8184
    8183
    8182

    3 weeks running.
  6. Replies
    14
    Views
    6,527

    Hi santa Monica how are ya? Thanks again for...

    Hi santa Monica how are ya?
    Thanks again for your support.
    This are some pics of my scrubber, do you think i should keep this way, or should i cover only one side?

    ATS with covered lights
    8181...
  7. Replies
    14
    Views
    6,527

    Hi thanks a lot for your help. I put a Sheet of...

    Hi thanks a lot for your help. I put a Sheet of clear plastic wrap as you suggested, and the bobbles reduced a lot. Thanks

    Now please can you help me with others things.

    First: my new scrubber...
  8. Replies
    14
    Views
    6,527

    Waterfall algae scrubber

    Hi Santa Monica how are ya doing? I hope everything is ok with you all.
    Can you help me?
    I built a waterfall algae scrubber and i placed it above the tank but i am having problem with micro bubble...
  9. Replies
    27
    Views
    68,547

    Hi SM. Week 4 In my tank 7652 After...

    Hi SM.
    Week 4

    In my tank
    7652

    After cleaning
    7651

    Outside my tank
  10. Replies
    27
    Views
    68,547

    HI SM. Week 3 7629 Before Cleaning:...

    HI SM.

    Week 3

    7629

    Before Cleaning:
    7630

    7631
  11. Replies
    27
    Views
    68,547

    Hi SM how are you Some updating of my UAS ...

    Hi SM how are you

    Some updating of my UAS

    7624

    7625

    7626
  12. Replies
    27
    Views
    68,547

    Good morning SM. Yes i think its growing a...

    Good morning SM.
    Yes i think its growing a little bit longer, and very separated each portion of algae.
    Do you think it's good to let it grown for more than 7 days?
    12 x 660nm leds is enough?...
  13. Replies
    27
    Views
    68,547

    Hi SM are you ok? some update of my UAS...

    Hi SM are you ok?

    some update of my UAS
    Screen: 7,5cm x 22cm
    Light: 9x 660nm and 3 royal blue - 18 hour on 6 hour off.
    Growth: 7 DAYS


    7620
    7617
  14. Replies
    27
    Views
    68,547

    Hi SM how are you? I really need your help. My...

    Hi SM how are you?
    I really need your help.
    My UAS dosn't work well no matter what i do, so I decided to start it again

    My new configuration is:

    Screen: 12cmX22cm =264 square cm
    Light: 27...
  15. Replies
    27
    Views
    68,547

    Hi Santa Monica are you ok. What You think...

    Hi Santa Monica are you ok.

    What You think about this growth?
    What can i do to improve?



    7531

    7532
  16. Replies
    27
    Views
    68,547

    Good morning SM. Thanks for reply. I made the...

    Good morning SM.

    Thanks for reply.
    I made the changes you sugested -18hour / day of light. Let us see how it will be in 10 days.

    About the bubbles, i think it is igual all over the screen. I...
  17. Replies
    27
    Views
    68,547

    Hi Santa Monica how are you? i would like to...

    Hi Santa Monica how are you?

    i would like to here your opinion about this growth.

    light: 14 hours/ day



    7455
  18. Replies
    27
    Views
    68,547

    Yes, the algae is growing in the strings...

    Yes, the algae is growing in the strings specially in the botton.
    and in the middle there are some spots of algae.

    I am running this scrubber for 3 weeks and I only have 4 clown fishs in this...
  19. Replies
    27
    Views
    68,547

    I don't know what material it is. But i'll try...

    I don't know what material it is.
    But i'll try to discover.
    Wy are you making this question?
    there are a special material for the string?
  20. Replies
    27
    Views
    68,547

    Hi SM is everything ok with you? Look some pics...

    Hi SM is everything ok with you?
    Look some pics of the growth.

    What you think?
  21. Replies
    27
    Views
    68,547

    7324

    7324
  22. Replies
    2
    Views
    5,419

    7324

    7324
  23. Replies
    27
    Views
    68,547

    New upflow Algae Scrubber

    Hi SM what you think about my new upflow algae scrubber?




    7320
    7321
    7322
    7323
  24. Replies
    2
    Views
    5,419

    DIY upflow in Brazil

    Hi SM what you think about my new upflow algae scrubber?




    7320
    7321
    7322
    7323
  25. Thread: New configuration

    by Tom
    Replies
    161
    Views
    139,549

    http://m.ebay.com/itm/10pcs-3W-Deep-Red-660nm-High...

    http://m.ebay.com/itm/10pcs-3W-Deep-Red-660nm-High-Power-LED-Bead-20mm-Star-PCB-Base-for-Growth-DIY-/331144118031?nav=SEARCH

    Or this one here.
    3w x 14 leds each scrubber
  26. Thread: New configuration

    by Tom
    Replies
    161
    Views
    139,549

    http://m.ebay.com/itm/10W-Deep-Red-660nm-Blue-440n...

    http://m.ebay.com/itm/10W-Deep-Red-660nm-Blue-440nm-7-2-LED-driver-Plant-Grow-Growth-lights-1PCS-/252004596878?nav=SEARCH

    This one wil work?
    4 each scrubber
  27. Thread: New configuration

    by Tom
    Replies
    161
    Views
    139,549

    Hi Santa Monica. good afternoon I am on my way...

    Hi Santa Monica. good afternoon
    I am on my way to build a bigger saltwater tank, 200x60x(45 or 50)cm.
    and I saw some time ago in one post here that the best setup for a saltwater tank with only an...
  28. Thread: New configuration

    by Tom
    Replies
    161
    Views
    139,549

    what you think about this bulb?...

    what you think about this bulb?
    https://www.amazon.com/White-3000k-Equivalent-Incandescent-Listed/dp/B00CX3TR1K
    it will work in a scrubber?
    how long can i use it?
    thanks
  29. Thread: New configuration

    by Tom
    Replies
    161
    Views
    139,549

    I have in my sump a space of 22x30 cm. Where i...

    I have in my sump a space of 22x30 cm. Where i want to place the upflow.
  30. Thread: New configuration

    by Tom
    Replies
    161
    Views
    139,549

    Good. But there is any limitations in upflow?...

    Good.
    But there is any limitations in upflow? The amont of water in the tank shound be considered? How many 3w leds should i use? Red 660nm and royal blue?Screen size?
    Thanks
  31. Thread: New configuration

    by Tom
    Replies
    161
    Views
    139,549

    i dont know if you need this information to help...

    i dont know if you need this information to help me with the upflow algae scrubber but here you go.
    i have 73 gallon of water in my tank. and only 4 little fish but i wanna add more fish soon as...
  32. Thread: New configuration

    by Tom
    Replies
    161
    Views
    139,549

    Hi SM. What is the best design, a waterfall or a...

    Hi SM.
    What is the best design, a waterfall or a upflow algae scrubber?
    I am thinking about to change mine to save a space.
    I have a waterfall.
    If you can, say to me the positive and negative...
  33. Thread: New configuration

    by Tom
    Replies
    161
    Views
    139,549

    Hi Santa Monica, its me again. lol i was looking...

    Hi Santa Monica, its me again. lol
    i was looking for the reasons why we can`t let the CFL bulbs more than 3 months and i do not figured it out.
    what happen to a scrubber if we do that? what happen...
  34. Replies
    1
    Views
    5,107

    Algae scrubber for fresh water tank.

    Santa monica good night.
    How an algae scrubber works in fresh water?
    There are some post with this matter?
    What shound i know to make an scrubber works in fresh water.
    Again thanks for the help...
  35. Thread: New configuration

    by Tom
    Replies
    161
    Views
    139,549

    Santa Monica, Good afternoon Is this information...

    Santa Monica, Good afternoon
    Is this information below up to date?


    Q: What advantages are there to wide screens? If a screen is narrow, but taller, and has the same area, isn’t it the same?
    A:...
  36. Thread: New configuration

    by Tom
    Replies
    161
    Views
    139,549

    Only the bucket with water, without an algae...

    Only the bucket with water, without an algae scubber?
  37. Thread: New configuration

    by Tom
    Replies
    161
    Views
    139,549

    Hi Santa monica. What an algae scrubber do in...

    Hi Santa monica.
    What an algae scrubber do in tap water?
    Exemple: if a put only tap water in a tank and run an algae acrubber in it, can i use this water as top of water in a reef instead of RO...
  38. Thread: New configuration

    by Tom
    Replies
    161
    Views
    139,549

    How is it going now. ...

    How is it going now.

    https://youtu.be/ytjTGebQu-Q


    https://youtu.be/flPFjwi5De8
  39. Thread: New configuration

    by Tom
    Replies
    161
    Views
    139,549

    Thanks. I have no space to put more light and...

    Thanks.
    I have no space to put more light and my reflectors support only 2x25w bulbs.
    can i change the flow or move my reflector closer?
  40. Thread: New configuration

    by Tom
    Replies
    161
    Views
    139,549

    How is it going now. https://youtu.be/kzqyqReKMXA

    How is it going now.
    https://youtu.be/kzqyqReKMXA
  41. Thread: New configuration

    by Tom
    Replies
    161
    Views
    139,549

    Ok. I put more 2x25w bulbs. Shound i keep it...

    Ok.
    I put more 2x25w bulbs.
    Shound i keep it the same 22 hours or back to 18?
  42. Thread: New configuration

    by Tom
    Replies
    161
    Views
    139,549

    Thanks for reply. I am running my scrubber with...

    Thanks for reply.
    I am running my scrubber with 2 25w bulbs, one each side.
    Would it be the case to put on more bulb each side?
    If so what's the W of that bulbs?
  43. Thread: New configuration

    by Tom
    Replies
    161
    Views
    139,549

    Hi santa monica. Now i am running my scrubber as...

    Hi santa monica.
    Now i am running my scrubber as you said 22 hours.
    What should i see now? More green?
    Some friends here in Brasil said that an algea scrubber
    Can't suport a tank with many tang's...
  44. Thread: New configuration

    by Tom
    Replies
    161
    Views
    139,549

    And the 30w is good. 15 each side? Ou should i...

    And the 30w is good. 15 each side? Ou should i use 30w each side?
  45. Thread: New configuration

    by Tom
    Replies
    161
    Views
    139,549

    Thanks again. I want to change the cfl bulbs for...

    Thanks again. I want to change the cfl bulbs for this leds http://m.ebay.com/itm/10PCS-3W-RED-80lm-650nm-660nm-LED-Plant-Glow-Light-with-20mm-Star-Base-/321088886684?nav=SEARCH
    What you think?...
  46. Thread: New configuration

    by Tom
    Replies
    161
    Views
    139,549

    Hi santa monica. Fist of all i want to thank you...

    Hi santa monica.
    Fist of all i want to thank you for help me with my algea scrubber.
    This is the result of my scrubber in the last week.
    How is it going?
    https://youtu.be/s_o-rurSg28
    And this is...
  47. Thread: New configuration

    by Tom
    Replies
    161
    Views
    139,549

    6466 Some one knows what is that around my kenya...

    6466
    Some one knows what is that around my kenya tree?
    Thanks
  48. Thread: New configuration

    by Tom
    Replies
    161
    Views
    139,549

    https://youtu.be/IzH5mfSdS-g Hi SM, this is my...

    https://youtu.be/IzH5mfSdS-g

    Hi SM, this is my 7 days growth after some changes.
    How is it going now?
    Looks like it is working now.
  49. Thread: New configuration

    by Tom
    Replies
    161
    Views
    139,549

    Thanks for reply. Same time ago i read some...

    Thanks for reply.
    Same time ago i read some thing here that said, if a person has a very big screen he can let it grown more time without cleaning is that true?
    Or should i cut my screen and make...
  50. Thread: New configuration

    by Tom
    Replies
    161
    Views
    139,549

    Now i have 4 little fish. One week ago i put 4...

    Now i have 4 little fish. One week ago i put 4 little clown fish in the tank.
    How long it take to start to grown green?
Results 1 to 50 of 111
Page 1 of 3 1 2 3