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Thread: The new Upflow Algae Scrubber (UAS)

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    Quote Originally Posted by SantaMonica View Post
    No, just this simple 1-sided one.

    Your design is pretty much the same thing I came up with after I posted my first video of my test 10 gallon.... Great minds think alike....

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    When?

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    Quote Originally Posted by herring_fish View Post
    When?
    It doesn't matter when ... I just think it's neat that SM,s design and mine are similar and him and I didn't do any communication together until I posted a Vid on Monsterfishkeepers.

    I'm not here to start an argument....SM has the patent on it anyway...Congrats SM.....cheers....

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    Patent pending

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    I'm not tying to start and argument. I have a similar mind as well. I was just wondering then.

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    The HOG was a nice little idea from last year... was going to wait until later this year to post it but some other folks were almost there already

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    That looks like a very good design. I may have to try this on a nano tank I have. I ran an algae scrubber for years and finally had to tear it apart because it worked too well... It produced so much algae that I couldn't keep up cleaning it. My tank looked spotless but the problem I had was my algae scrubber kept overflowing. This was just a design problem and I intend to fix it and get the scrubber back up and running. Good site BTW!

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    Yep the cool thing about an in-tank UAS is that overflowing = stuffed fish

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    OK. So I'm completely new to the algae scrubber scene and am interested in trying one. I have a 20 gallon sump on my 75 gallon reef tank and it seems that no matter what I do I can never seem to keep my nitrates and phosphates in check. I was wondering exactly what do I need to get one of these started? Is it just a screen, air pump, air stone strip, and light? And I see that the screens are angled, so I'm guessing that the air stone goes behind the screen so the bubbles roll up the back of the screen right. Sorry I have so many questions but this seems very cool and was highly recommended by a friend in my reef club. Thanks in advance for any advice and guidance.
    My fish swam away with my 401k, lol

    Bob

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    Yes they are that simple. Screen does not have to be tilted, however:


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