Semi Scrubbed

[Snoopy]

Okay - good to know for next time - I pressed down for 20 sec each led and the books could sit on the connectors with these solderless types (not the domes) so i thought that would also help.

Thanks - still need to finish up.

Will post results in a week or so.

Cheers
Snoopy

[Snoopy]

Howdy folks

Well after a while with the horizontal doing well I've decided to upgrade to a vertical model. This will hopefully let me remove my GFA and save a few $ as well. I don't think I will turn off the skimmer however if things go well I'll look at trialling it.

I removed my DSB (forgot how big it was) this is half of the aragonite I had in there.

Next was to make up an ATS box as per everyone else's versions (mesh size is 11.7x16.5)

I already have the LEDs made up



Day 1

Snoops

[Snoopy]

Finishing touches
Wires wrapped

Cover (sump is outside)

Cover for led drivers

Done

Snoops

[Snoopy]

Howdy

Here's a quick update 3 weeks in (ATS was off for a week though due to a sump malfunction) so here are pics for the 2 full weeks growth (from a new mat) under the LEDs
1 week

2nd week


Ive washed the screen in a bucket of tank water so far and the pod count is amazing.
You can see them just with this iPhone vid
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=1hLQu6H...%3D1hLQu6HEDvE


Snoops

[SantaMonica]

Love the natural food

[Snoopy]

Love the natural food

Yeh, beats collecting them down in the seaweed banks

I ran the water through the wife's sieve then let it settle. Last night I shone a light through the bucket in one spot (this attracts them) and scooped up about a thousand of them - back into the DS for food. If I ever upgrade I'll have the ATS set up to go straight into the DS.

So far the ATS is probably the best thing I've been able to DYI - thanks for the support & forum!

Cheers
Snoops

[Snoopy]

Getting heaps of pods in the tank now - here's a vid of some shrimp fry eating them. Interestingly, since upgrading the scrubber and removing all filtration (except skimmer) my shrimp, clowns and mandarins have all started spawning again?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VR-OX6JHBto

Cheers

[SantaMonica]

Sounds great, and good to hear

[Snoopy]

FYI - I just tested the scrubber led lights with a quantum meter and got 1500par on the screen