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    Experimentel ATS

    Hej I have set a new 360liters reef up!
    in my sump I have installed a ATS/refugium

    Facts:
    box 30cm x 20cm x 7cm
    "canvas" is small live rocks
    light: 20x3W 660nm led
    flow: 2400L/h from overflow

    it has been runing for almost a week but no algae yet!

    I have been thinking to but some air bubbles like the upflow scubbers and the floattie ones, Do you think I shuould try that!

    It is a new tnak and the inhabitants are some snails and one yellew surgeon and I have just started feeding today. Maybe the feeding will generate some algea?
    Pictures will come soon

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    Welcome back.

    What do you mean the canvas is live rock?

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    yes i have crushed some live rock to pieces of aprox. 4cmx4cm

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    pictures

    here is the firste pictures...
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    the black sponge is removed and is replaced by the live rocks I have crushed...
    Do you think it will work?
    Wha about my idea with the air pump just like the surf ATS Santa monica builds. Could that help to give more cirkulation for the algae to grow?
    Last edited by anders moon; 01-27-2014 at 12:41 AM.

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    The reason it is not growing is because there is no turbulence or air bubbles on the rock. The overflow should dump into the box from very high.

    Adding air bubbles will not help because they will be below the rocks and will get blocked by growth.

    Raise the overflow up high, so it pours down on to the rocks:

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    ...or, make new drain holes lower, so the water flows over the rocks like a river.

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    I will try to lower the drain holes så the water run more close like a river....

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    I think I will try to put more live rocks in the box. that way I will raise the rocks so the water runds over them and not around them!
    I have the air pumpe and will install it this evening. I have to see if you are right SM...
    I will try to take som pictures aswell!

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    last evening I took time for the first cleaning of the rocks en the "ATS"-box. The result was a little dark slimy algae in the colour of brown to a little thin green... I think thats pretty good for the first clean.

    the only change I made was to change the cover of the box to a more see-through lid. I hope that will give more 660nm light for the algae growth on the rocks...

    the 20 pieces of 3W led is not on full power... next tep is to install a small fan, so I can get better cooling for the light and turn up the light even more...

    sorry no pictures this time..

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    Just try to get as much turbulence as possible.

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