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Thread: The new Upflow Algae Scrubber (UAS)

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    Quote Originally Posted by dryworm View Post
    is it better to use a diffuser on a led setup or not?
    I've seen seen several others who have used a diffuser and seemed to show improvement. My week old LED build was built with a diffuser from the get go. I think that if you have an imbalance of distribution of colors, like blue only in the middle, you would benefit to at least have the blue diffused. But For me it was easier to diffuse the whole array.
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    I am of the opinion that diffusing when you group the LEDs closer than 2" spacing is required. On my UAS I put a 1" x 1" diffuser right in front of the blue LED, which was 1" from each of the reds and my screen filled in quickly. I diffused the whole array and it reach the growth level of the previous week in 4-5 days.

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    I like to diffuse all the LED's.
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    Quote Originally Posted by SantaMonica View Post
    Feeding?
    I am not feeding a ton of of food. Less than a cube per day. I am running 2 150W MH and 4 65W PC's in my DT. The fixture is 4 months old, the bulbs may not be the best that came from the supplier. The question is, would the UAS compete with algae from the tank due to poor lighting?

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    I of course am not running any blues.

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    Quote Originally Posted by SantaMonica View Post
    I of course am not running any blues.
    All red works just fine too. I get hardier and longer growth with the blue added.
    150G. Reef/Mix
    125G. 3 Regular Oscars/1 Jack Dempsey
    75G. 20+ Africans
    40G. Fish/Reef. Algae Scrubbers on ALL my SW
    10G. SW Fish/Reef.
    10G. SW Hospital/new fish quarantine/pod breeder tank
    6 stage RO/DI system 200 GPD.

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    if i am running an in sump UAS should i let the calcium reactor drip in to the chamber the UAS is in so it will to take up the excess co2?

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    That's probably a good idea.

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    Any good updates for a UAS on a large tanks... say 600gallons? OR still think the waterfall would be better for it?

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    Neither is better or worse. It's what you can build.

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