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    Mylar in contact with aquarium water?

    Hi all.

    I've got CFL hanging into the bucket. The bucket is white, but a lot of light is still able to escape. I have a mylar ballon which I could just line the inside of the bucket with. Some...
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    Re: My simple DIY build

    Ack. I widened the slot. Replaced the screen with a new one and no slots. NO reduction in bubbles. The water is all flowing down the screen, and bubbles are still resulting. Too much water,...
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    Re: My simple DIY build

    So I cut a second hole in the screen like that diagram, thinking that they help, and if if one helped, two would be better. Wrong. In fact, they are not helping. The water flows out through the...
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    Re: My simple DIY build

    I made a slot in the screen as I illustrated in this pic:
    [attachment=0:379lziel]Screen diagram.gif[/attachment:379lziel]

    Previously, too much water was escaping out of the end of the slot...
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    Re: MicroBubbles

    I've got a totally different setup than you, but also have a serious microbubble problem. I have a bucket design, and had the pump in the bucket. I have limited space in my cabinet, and decided to...
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    Re: My simple DIY build

    Thanks for the feedback SantaMonica.

    The slot currently is 1/8 inch. I removed a screen – and you are absolutely correct that made it a lot quieter. I'm still getting a lot of bubbles in the...
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    Re: My simple DIY build

    A couple more pictures:

    Here is a diagram of how I want to cut the slot in the screen to increase water flow:
    [attachment=1:377f9zcf]Screen diagram.gif[/attachment:377f9zcf]


    Here is a...
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    My simple DIY build

    Hi everyone. Thanks for the great site.

    Well, after a lot of procrastinating, I built my algae scrubber. It might not be pretty, but I'm happy. I got it done before the end of 2010, but am...
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    Re: Super easy DIY nano tank w/scrubber

    How about you make the sump area very very narrow - perhaps a half cm - basically just enough for the screen. And put the return pump in the tank, connecting it to the sump. That way the sump could...
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