Keith's trial design

[keithtty]

Pretty taken into the idea of an algae scrubber, so I made a low cost one.

Chopping board - $3.5 but ended up using my old one...
Light holder - $5
PVC piping - $3.2
Flood light - $30[attachment=0:1jz8xffk]DSC_0017.JPG[/attachment:1jz8xffk]

[keithtty]

light bulb

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PVC pipe with holes drilled into them.[attachment=0:wjuim7xp]DSC_0084.JPG[/attachment:wjuim7xp]

[keithtty]

Here is how it looks[attachment=0:1o475qog]DSC_0087.JPG[/attachment:1o475qog]

[keithtty]

another look of the flow[attachment=0:301bix1i]DSC_0097.JPG[/attachment:301bix1i]

[keithtty]

The entire set-up

Hope it works.

Not sure if the bulb will get spoilt like that. I feel the bulb makes the cabinet more hot now, but that would be an expected result, I guess.[attachment=0:v9e7q777]DSC_0093.JPG[/attachment:v9e7q777]

[keithtty]

Too lazy to do testing, but will leave this part of the overflow alone. If it works, this should go away, right?
But actually, I made 2 changes, I also restarted my auto top up that tops up kalk....anyway, bottomline is too lazy to do testing - anyway no coral in the tank anyways.[attachment=0:1rv0bf2t]DSC_0100.JPG[/attachment:1rv0bf2t]

[kcress]

Looks pretty good. I bet it will work fine.

Is the end of your board actually in the water? Splashing?

[keithtty]

yes, end of the board touches the water.

[SantaMonica]

Keith what bulb are you using? It should not make anything hot. The placement is very good however. Is it on a timer?

Do this to improve final results: Lay a sheet of rug or plastic canvas on top of the cutting board.