Ruddy's 3rd scrubber

[ruddybop]

Yes, my FW algae was like an out of control fire out West!!

Lol.... The only weird thing is that my water is fueling the fire....

[kerry]

I hope to have more time now to do some tank projects. I was working 55 hours a week and had an hour drive round trip. I just stop working for someone else Friday morning and am officially self employed now. It been a long time building it up and its a scary leap of faith for sure. I have a manufacturer already making my product and will have it 100% operational in a week or so. So I hope to have a couple extra hours a week after about a month or so once things here get on a scheduled pattern.

[ruddybop]

I hope to have more time now to do some tank projects. I was working 55 hours a week and had an hour drive round trip. I just stop working for someone else Friday morning and am officially self employed now. It been a long time building it up and its a scary leap of faith for sure. I have a manufacturer already making my product and will have it 100% operational in a week or so. So I hope to have a couple extra hours a week after about a month or so once things here get on a scheduled pattern.

Excellent .... Congrats on your self employment...... Yes it is scary getting into your own buisness. All the questions you ask yourself if it's the right decision, finances, home, car, life, ect. Can I make it with this decision..... Good luck Kerry ....

[kerry]

Thank you very much!! I have done this part time for a few years so I know how to do it and its been working but its scary to go from trading hours for secure stable dollars to trading my performance for what ever dollars dollars I get for my efforts. It is very exciting though, this has been a plan for the wife and I for a long time. I will say it has my eyes wide open right now!!

[ruddybop]

Hmmm... Cleaned the scrubber 6 days ago... Still hovering at about 80ppm.. after 6 days the algae is growing out of the output again. Frustrating....

Water change tomorrow for my little bud... Been to long with 80ppm

[ruddybop]

Well had an issue with my scrubber. Some how I bumped all the buttons down on my timer and it ran for a few days 24 hours... I noticed it was turning brown and was wondering why... Did a water change and put the Oscar back into the 220G.... Removed the Flowerhorn that has been growing and starting to dominate the tank and put him in the 29G... So back to the drawing board with the 29G 100 Square inch scrubber...... Still climbs to 80ppm Nitrate.

[Garf]

Brown ? - have you noticed more phos reduction compared to nitrate. Got this thing stuck in my head that sais brown is phos rich.

[ruddybop]

Brown ? - have you noticed more phos reduction compared to nitrate. Got this thing stuck in my head that sais brown is phos rich.

Garf :

I have never checked for Phos in my fresh water. The tank I am testing in is a bare bottom. Should I be testing my Phos in fresh water?
I am not familiar with all the testing in salt water....

[Garf]

Don't know, just assumed you would be, i'm sure the others will know.

[ruddybop]

Don't know, just assumed you would be, i'm sure the others will know.

Heyyyyy....lol ... Does anyone have an answer for me... Do I need to check my Fresh water for Phos?

I think they skipped over my post Garf....