Double your feeding.
Double your feeding.
Thanks, i try that.Originally Posted by SantaMonica
Hello!
The clear acryl divider between the screen and the bulb is covered with water drops. I think the silicon math that i use to stop evoporation make all the moisture to stay in the screen chamber and make the water drops on the divider.
I am afraid the water drops will block the light, do you think i should try too make some tecknical changes to get rid of the water drops on divider?
Jnad
Nope, you're fine. Just wipe it off with each cleaning to keep algae and salt from binding to the acrylic. If you can, run it under hot water and rub with a soft cloth. That should keep it clean without scratching it.
Hello!
The scrubber has now been running for 7 days, here are some pictures from screen beafore cleaning and new reflector:
Not mutch algae, but there is som brown stuff, it was easy to brush of with a toothbrush.
Here is the scrubber running on the aquarium with new reflector. In the car department i found a flexible mirror that is ment to repear broken car mirrors, it is perfect as a reflector. This new reflector also hide the bulb.
Here is scrubber from top, you can se the new reflector.
I the brown stuff on the screen normal after first week?? Do i need bigger bulb??
Jnad
Looks great so far.
Here is some update pictures from cleaning today.
This is 5 days of growth, one picture taken with flash and one without
It seem to me that it is a little more growth now, but it is still brown.
Is the brown algae a sign of to mutch nutrients?? Should i cut down on feeding??
jnad
Nope, brown is fine, that's diatom algae and it grows the fastest. After a few weeks you should start seeing green algae. If nutrients in the water are high, it will turn black and slimy.
For your first couple cleaning, just rinse under room temperature tap water and rub with your fingertips (not your nails). If you use a toothbrush, use it very lightly.
Hello!Originally Posted by Floyd R Turbo
So everything looks ok then.
Can i start feeding more now as long as the screen not is black and slimy?
Thanks for your answer.
Jnad
I would feed the same amount until you get goo solid green growth. I would worry about your setup being able to hold algae because it doesn't look like the surface is very rough. So until it proves itself, do not change anything that you do.
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