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    Do scrubbers really work?

    Here is a good before/after shot from SteveTCG on RC, 10 weeks after installing scrubber:

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    I love that pic. I've used it several times already.

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    My tank looks like the before shot at the moment... Currently planning my first scrubber!

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    G'day Vaultboy

    At this stage i think they do work. have got nitrates now down to 5 from around 20-50 where they were hovering for ages. Only did this once I added the UAS. Now watching phosphate levels-last check 0.25 but i think it's starting to leach out of my LR as the nitrate goes down

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    I am getting 0 nitrate and .03 phos... But I am still struggling to control nuisance algae. From what I have read I think the algae is using the nutrient as fast as they are getting in the water and as a result they are not showing up on any tests...

    I am now trying to gather my thoughts on how im going to build a LED powered scrubber.

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