Okay its time to clean my scrubber I have read a couple post on cleaning the scrubber but I am not sure how. Do I just wash off one side of the screen with FW and then reattach it and that's the cleaning? Its also in the brown-black oil slick stage I will take a picture when I get home.
Yes just put it in the sink and clean it with FW. Leave some algae on the screen so it will grow quick. Clean 2X per week until the dark stuff turns green.
So i should clean both sides? Should I wipe it off with my hands or just let the water do the work?
water won't clean much, use something like credit card to scrape it off, just leave a few spots of the green or red (I envy those that does have red turf algae) for it to grow back.
Okay let me just start with saying I am sorry I have not updated you guys until now. I came with pictures too! First set is my first cleaning.
http://dev.rpg-gamer.net/Fishtank/DSCI0338.JPG
Picture of scrubber after about 7 days of working unseeded.
http://dev.rpg-gamer.net/Fishtank/DSCI0341.JPG
Another of just the screen.
http://dev.rpg-gamer.net/Fishtank/DSCI0344.JPG
Its clean!
Okay these next ones are kind of random not sure when and what cleaning it was. I have cleaned it at least 8+ times and I still have that think dark slim screen.
http://dev.rpg-gamer.net/Fishtank/Pi...ndom%20168.jpg
Bulbs I am using.
http://dev.rpg-gamer.net/Fishtank/Pi...ndom%20216.jpg
Random picture of tank.
http://dev.rpg-gamer.net/Fishtank/Pi...ndom%20220.jpg
Most recent picture before cleaning.
http://dev.rpg-gamer.net/Fishtank/Pi...ndom%20240.jpg
After Cleaning.
http://dev.rpg-gamer.net/Fishtank/Pi...ndom%20241.jpg
Again After
http://dev.rpg-gamer.net/Fishtank/Pi...ndom%20221.jpg
Tank now
I bought a Cabinet and that is where my scrubber stays right now...Unfortunately it heats up a lot and I need to buy some computer 120mm fans to air it out. I got my lights yesterday and well that's why my tank is overheating. I am working on getting the temp set correctly. I have two fans pointing at my scrubber but it still heats up at .01 degree per 45 mins or so... I will try and figure out how to get my fan to blow on my main display tank underneath my lights later. My parameters are normal except with nitrate at like 10 but still getting slim so I figure it will be that high until I get the green stuff. That's the update the tank looks a lot better than it did before I first started any question just replay! Have a great night!
Good progress. For cooling, the most effective place for a fan in on the scrubber screen, since it has the most rapid flowing area.
Did you sand your screen? Try roughing it up so much that the little pieces of plastic start covering the holes. The pics of your cleanings show that too much algae is removed. This causes zero filtering for a few days. Better: Use two or three layers of screen, but still rough it up with a wire brush or 30 grit sandpaper on all sides. Ideally, you want a complete sheet of algae to remain after each cleaning.
Roughing up the screen, and using more light (for now) will speed up the filtering so you can get to growing green algae (and have lower nutrients) sooner.
Originally Posted by AaaRr
Warning.. Don't let all this stuff go down your drain. You could end up with a nasty expensive sewer problem. Run FW on it then scrape it off into the sink then collect it all, then go ahead and do a final rinse. I use the scrapings as green waste, sometimes into the compost pile, sometimes under the nearest bush.
From the sounding for that replay kcress sounds like you have had personal experience with that. Thanks for the tip! I roughed it up but not as much as you are describing i will go redo that right now. More light really!?!? I have two of those bulbs and not really sure if I can put more bulbs in the cabinet I am using. I will show you new picture of this cleaning and you can tell me if I have done well.
Quick question should I use two plastic canvases or three? I am doing a rebuild. A lot of the stuff on my other one is not how I want it to be.
Use 2 layers. The lights you have now are fine.
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