New DIY Santamonica 100 Look a like

[misoldier06]

Alright, so i went out into the unknown that is seoul south korea and i came back with riches. I now have a 94cm x 10cm x 20cm acrylic box that will be made into a algae scrubber. I have four 30 Watt T8 fluorescents that will light the scrubber. Two on each side. The material i'm using which is the closest i could find to that damn hard to find nylon rug backing that everyone else has, is a nylon mesh with what looks like grass coming out of it. It's that stuff people use to wipe their muddy feet off with before they walk in the house. I have 1/2" pipe that will feed the water plugged into a 30W power head(for now). I plan on getting something bigger that way i can adjust the flow. The wife is pretty pist about how much this hobby is ending up costing, so i'll have to wait a little bit for the bigger pump. I think this 30W will suffice for now. I haven't started putting it together yet but i have some pictures of the box and the mesh material. I'm so freaking excited about this build. This has been the most exciting part of my saltwater tank voyage. When i went to pick it up i felt like a little kid who just got a brand new toy that everyone will be jealous about. Anyways, I will keep everyone posted on the build.

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[SantaMonica]

Screen material looks pretty good. It will let light get to the base from both sides, and it will hold on to the algae.

[misoldier06]

I got a question santamonica, do you think it would be better for the screen material to be double screen, back to back? that way there is "grass" on both sides?

[SantaMonica]

No is thick enough, and will grow on both sides. The trick with cleaning will be to get all if it out, so it does not block the light.