Do you know that turbulence (assuming more oxygen) helps algae grow faster? If you designed a horizontal pan say 1/2" deep with slow moving water and lights above, would it grow algae just as fast?Originally Posted by SantaMonica
Do you know that turbulence (assuming more oxygen) helps algae grow faster? If you designed a horizontal pan say 1/2" deep with slow moving water and lights above, would it grow algae just as fast?Originally Posted by SantaMonica
It would not grow at all.
Turf algae are the types that grow at the surface/shore, or slightly below, where there is a lot of movement and mixing with air. Some turf can survive in air and full sun for hours.
Yeah, I guess my calculations for a single sided are probably off, my scrubber isn't exactly horizontal, it's at a 30 degree slope. However, I do myself have nearly double that flow, and I've been getting good results. Just did a clean yesterday and the entire screen has a fairly thick layer of really dense carpeted turf algae that I have to scrape fairly hard to get off with a plastic card, coming off in large carpet-like chunks =)
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