Ruddybop's UAS test

[ruddybop]

This is going to be my final design for the internal upflow algae scrubber. I have to paint the outside black, make a cover, and design my light.

Worked yesterday and today designing a way to remove the scrubber without any hassle, I think I got it figured out.....

This is going to be so fun to clean....Grab the screen and just do it. No tie wraps to cut, no bubble bar to remove, just open the cover and slide the screen out. Algae scrubbers shouldn't be this fun...

[C-Horse]

great design! I can't wait to see it in action.

[ruddybop]

great design! I can't wait to see it in action.

Thanks C-horse.... If I get my butt moving on it..... Sometimes I need a kick..., but not by a horse ...

[MorganAtlanta]

I'd put some sort of light blocker near the airstone. From what I can see in the various test setups, if the airstone gets light, it covers up with algae pretty fast, which would negate your nice slip in design for the screen since you'd have to pull it all out every cleaning anyway.

[ruddybop]

I'd put some sort of light blocker near the airstone. From what I can see in the various test setups, if the airstone gets light, it covers up with algae pretty fast, which would negate your nice slip in design for the screen since you'd have to pull it all out every cleaning anyway.

I agree maybe I do need to put a shield to block the light to the bubbler, but the other designs are tie wrapped to the bubbler and the algae grows on the screen and bubbler at the same time thus growing the screen to the bubbler. So my thought was to have the screen 1/2 inch above the bubbler so the algae doesn't weld both together.... If I have any issues the slip in design can be removed an modified...

Thanks for your input.... You have a good point...

[ruddybop]

I'd put some sort of light blocker near the airstone. From what I can see in the various test setups, if the airstone gets light, it covers up with algae pretty fast, which would negate your nice slip in design for the screen since you'd have to pull it all out every cleaning anyway.

I have thought your idea over after staring at this thing for a while and I agree your idea needs to be done. Thanks for the input and here are some of the pics I took with the light guard in place so the Bubble bar gets less light and less algae growth on it...

This also will keep the bubbles tight against the screen coming through the opening...

Thanks Again...

[whites]

nice!!

[ruddybop]

nice!!

Thanks Whites..... Well got the top cover formed and painted...The body of the unit is painted and everything is ready to go.....Patiently waiting for paint to dry....I got my pump in the mail.....Not as strong as the one I'm using, but it only pulls 80 watts.

Maybee tomorrow I'll put it back together.... Cheers...

[ruddybop]

Well.... I can still smell the paint fumes a little... It's dry to the touch but I am a patient man... I will wait one more day....

All I have left to do is cut the white bars even on each side of the unit.... Hmmm... Oh look I have a beer.... I guess I will sip on this while I wait...

Darn it I forgot to file one spot flat on the blue lid... see the burs......

[SantaMonica]

Very nice. But screen seems very big. What is the feeding?