my tank

[kerry]

It does, I should have mentioned that the 23 watter is more then advertised, its 2x verses the 1.5.

[Ace25]

Bigger is worse, not better.

Can you explain that in a little more detail so others understand why? I agree with you, just like to see you post why that is.

[robotech]

Bigger is worse, not better.

so what size one sided screen at 45 degree,s would you recommend santa?
also where did the page go that used to tell all about the scrubber basics, seems it used to be called- every thing you need to know about algae scrubbers by you.

[SantaMonica]

Because the growth does have enough nutrients to get thick; so it can't grow up and into the light and flow.

http://algaescrubber.net/forums/foru...-Scrubber-Talk

[kerry]

It is best to have the screen sized to the feeding and nutrients being put into the tank so it will grow green, lush, thick algae. If you are getting thin brown algae your screen is probable to big and might be lacking light too. I learned more about algae scrubbers by making, changing, and modifying my horizontal unit then anything else. I guess it was the hands on trial and error. It took forever but I was determined to get growth like the water fall units did.

[robotech]

i weighed the food i put in today, comes out to half a gram once or twice a day. gonna work on calculating the size tomorrow.

[joelespinoza]

12"x18" sheet, should be enough for anything and then some, $4.29 shipped: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Darice-7-Mes...item35bb8d585c

4"x4" 10 pack, probably the way to go if you want to make 1-2 small screens fit to the new sizing, $4.51 Shipped: http://www.ebay.com/itm/10-PACK-Dari...item35bb9a7dcb

Just type in "7 count plastic" on ebay, you will gets tons of them.

[robotech]

thanks joel, have to look into those, searched there before but must have been putting in the wrong words.

55g. mixed reef
30g. mixed reef
10g. reef only

[robotech]

well i down sized from 16x12 to 8x12, should double the flow over the surface, same screen so its pre-seeded, pump is 265gph so it may be a little low on flow but half the screen is under water, nothin to do but wait and see how it goes.

55g. mixed reef
30g. mixed reef
10g. reef only

[mess7777]

Because the growth does have enough nutrients to get thick; so it can't grow up and into the light and flow.

http://algaescrubber.net/forums/foru...-Scrubber-Talk

What about the fact that his nitrates are still at 30ppm, aren't those nutrients there to use? Shouldn't his scrubber perform very well until those are used up and then revert to less growth?