Thanks S.M. I am getting yellow on my screen but seems to be in the middle more than anywhere else. Tried dosing Iron but didnt seem to make alot of difference. Since i switch from cfl spots to 26W...
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Thanks S.M. I am getting yellow on my screen but seems to be in the middle more than anywhere else. Tried dosing Iron but didnt seem to make alot of difference. Since i switch from cfl spots to 26W...
Thanks R.P. for posting that. It helps to have some type of guidelines to go by.
Started dosing iron with Kent chelated iron sup. and using Seachum test kit. The test kit says to maintain between 0.1 and 0.2 per liter.( Its difficult to get a reading this low) Is this enough iron...
Great setup! Its amazing how green the algae is.
I was wondering that myself. I do have some Kent Super Chealated Iron. I'll try that.
Thanks for the reply SM.
About Jan.15,2011 I decided get rid of the double screen I had on my ATS pictured in Group2.(This is for my 55 gal. tank) The screens had actually rotted away so I had to start a new screen from...
Lookin Good !!!!
Srusso, Was just wondering if your using a single screen or two sandwiched together?
Thanks for the reply SM.
Just wondering if its possible for macroalgae and an ATS to survive in the same system, such as a separate refugium.
One of the reasons I'd like to do this is I miss having the larger pods for my...
Thanks for the reply mrbncal !
Thanks for the advise on the drilled holes. I'll give it a try!
I'm using a double screen on my ATS's but my cuts only about 4 m.m.
I'm wondering if I should make the slot wider or would this cause it
to start squirting water??
If anyone else has a double...
Ok I will try adding iron and reposition lights.Thank Again SM !
Finally got the flow right on my scrubber now and the algae in the tank is beginning to melt like it should. Decided to add another light to speed up the process. Just put the light on a week ago and...
Changed to a pipe with no cross cuts and it works great ! Not squirting out at all like before. Getting a nice constant flow over the screen. Checked my outtake and I'm getting a gallon every 10...
I never thought of that. I'll give it a try. Thanks Again !!
Finally upgraded to a 609 gph pump which is giving me about a gallon every 10 seconds(Around 350gph). Also lowered my ATS so its closer to tank water level but still above it and changed pipe...
The water is completely covering the screen and there is growth across the entire screen.
Get a good handful of algae every week. I guess i am going to have to lower my ATS.
That seems to be the...
I have my ATS setup above my 55gal. I use a Via Aqua 1800 which is suppose to give 490 gph.(10 inch screen) I also have to lift the water 3 feet to get to the ATS. I always assumed I was getting...
I just realized after reading F.A.Q.that I had been using 5100K bulbs instead of 2700K for the last year. I don't know how I overlooked this, but I was getting good growth. Am switching to 2700K...
No algae growing on plastic.There is a little on the pump in the 30 gal but its about dead. Mainly the rocks in the 55 gal.
I figured it would take a while but its nice to hear it from some one...
I have a 55 gal. and a 30 gal., both running on scrubbers for about a year now. However, both have gone through many changes in that time. As of May of this year, I built the scrubbers that you see...
Can You show us a Pic ?
Also been wanting to experiment on a way to get the water to flow more evenly.Most of the time for me ,the water seems to gush towards the end of the pipe. I'm working on gluing something inside the...
Very very nice. Thanks for the pics.
Hello Bridgeport,
By bubble screen, are you referring to one like in this youtube video? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQxUJtkKZmQ Or are you referring to something totally different? Is that a...
Both of my drains are on the side.
Both of my ATS's are above my tanks. I have always used a bubble screen to keep the spray down on the return pipe.However, many of the pods were getting caught in the screen. But just recently, I...
Was wondering what size your tank is and what you have in it.
Didn't see a timer in your picture. Just want to make sure your running your lights 18hrs on and 6hrs off.
Another weeks cleaning from my 55 gallons ATS. Seems to be growing much better in the acrylic box.
N and P are 0. Calcium 490. Ph 8.2
Thanks O R.
I had the same problem with mine.I widened the width of the crosscuts and it helped quit a bit. With me, I had to experiment a little to get it to flow evenly. Also widened the gap just a little to...
Thanks Aeros. When I pulled the rock out to scrub them, I rinsed them off in the water that I siphoned from a water change . Didn't want to take a chance by rinsing them in fresh water. I still have...
My main concern right now is to get the tank to a balanced point were the coraline algae will begin to grow back.
Right now, its just growing in the shaded areas. Its trying to grow on the crushed...
Having some PODS for breakfast !!! :mrgreen:
Here are some pics before and after cleaning of the screen from my 55gal. ATS.
Also, I found an old microscope and decided to try and see if I could spot any pods from my screen. I took a sample of...
That seems to be the way its growing in most of the spots.I'll just keep an eye on it and wait for it to clear up.
Thanks again SM.
More pics of green. Seems to be growing on the Monticap also. If this is Green Algae its the first i have seen in a long time.
Its always been red in the past. It only grows on some rocks and...
Since I started this 55gal. close to two years ago, I had nothing but trouble from the start. Most of it was due to my lack of experience. The last time I had saltwater tanks was back in the 70's ...
Thanks Moe. I think the hardest part was getting the silicone bead. The first box leaked and had to be redone. I made the bead much wider on the third scrubber. Shaped an old credit card to spread...
Thanks SM !!
Just wondering if this is turf algae. It won't wash off. Seems to grow on the bottom more.
Finally completed my 30 gal. acrylic scrubber. Below are some pictures of the ATS and the screen before and after cleaning. Seems to be some turf algae growing towards the bottom but in small...
I quit running my Phosban Reactor. It turned all the algae on my screen BROWN
Rebuilt my shelving today to support and fit the ATS's . Also placed my pump on acrylic shelf in tank. There is much more flow now that I have removed the elbow. The next project will be to build the...
Yes there's a large bead on all the joints. I'm also putting suction cups on the back and securing the Plexiglas to the top of the tank. My pump is constantly sliding down the glass from its weight....
Not getting a siphon flushing effect. The pipe leading into the tank is slightly above the water line. The only time my ats tank ever started filling up was when the pipe was below the water line....
Thanks Guys.