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    WHAT is a CUBE?

    I have hunted high and low.

    What unit of measure is this infamous "CUBE".

    It would be a great sticky or addition to the FAQ section.

    Can someone please quantify "CUBE" in its various manifestations.

    Thanks!

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    I am guessing you have never bought frozen fish food, they come in packs with 'cubes' of food in them you pop out.


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    Frozen cube of food, about 3 grams (3 cc) each...

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    One cubic centimeter equals one milliliter, and one cubic centimeter of water weighs one gram.

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    Thank you x 3........

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    I plan on writing an article analizing the dry weight and protein content of different cubes if nobody beets me to it. I think it is time for a more universal unit lof measure for food. (Grams Protein? Total Nitrogen? Not sure yet.) If anyone else has any ideas on this subject I would love to hear them. (Garf?)

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    Quote Originally Posted by Pulse View Post
    I plan on writing an article analizing the dry weight and protein content of different cubes if nobody beets me to it. I think it is time for a more universal unit lof measure for food. (Grams Protein? Total Nitrogen? Not sure yet.) If anyone else has any ideas on this subject I would love to hear them. (Garf?)
    Did some quick calculations when I saw this thread on Floyds site but came up with a number nearly double the rated size of my screen, so figured I've made some silly errors.

    Ive used 45 grammes flake @ 6% moisture, 28 grammes nori (guessed about same moisture as flake) and 10 cubes frozen food all in a period of 5 weeks. I figured 1 gramme flake or nori is equivalent to about 4 cubes of frozen food. All this adds up to 330 cubes of food in 35 days, ie nearly 10 cubes a day on a 5 cube scrubber, and tests indicate slight reductions in N & P.

    My screen grows 1.5kgs algae in the same 5 week period, and if we apply the 15% solids, rest water guess, then my screen has a dry weight of approx 225grammes dry weight growth in the Same timeframe.

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    Ok, so nobody noticed that SM has based the guidelines on MASSIVE cubes, ie 3cc. (post 3). So converting this factor into my usage info it has now turned into a 3 cube scrubber, when it's actually sized for 5.

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    3 cc? Have I been wrong for the whole time on this? That's about 1.45 cm per side - 1.45 cm ^3 = 3 cc

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    Not just you Floyd. It's rather strange that you and many others haven't been corrected though. It makes a massive difference, as my figures show.

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