RAIN4

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The new, larger, RAIN4 waterfall algae scrubber ATS is at:


http://www.santa-monica.cc/product.asp?itemid=90
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4m82K7Mpp3s

This is the first view of the RAIN4 larger waterfall ATS that is twice the size of the current RAIN2, and it include 6 gem lights, 2 power supplies, and a pole mount.

Pole mount unboxing and partial install:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hPgHmc-nZOs

First cleaning, with growth ring:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T8WgRwzs3W4

Mega growth:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r5B2bGBtA2s

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RAIN4 unboxing by Devon Reef Dudes:

https://youtu.be/2wx-CmIoJKY

Algae scrubbers, otherwise known as "chaeto killers" because of the high filtering capacity compared to chaeto reactors, have the fastest and strongest rate of removal of nutrients from aquarium water of any type of natural algal filtration. All natural reefs, lakes and rivers are naturally filtered by algae.

The RAIN4 is the biggest RAIN, but the RAIN2 was the first; The RAIN2 is smaller and more affordable, and available with 1, 2 or 4 of our GEM5 (tm) lights here:

http://www.Santa-Monica.cc/product.asp?itemid=87

The RAIN (tm) waterfall algae scrubber is the first new design from anyone anywhere since we introduced the first waterfall design in the year 2008. Back then it was simply designed to fit under the tank that we had at the time. It took a lot of time to remove and clean, and had other issues, but it was not for sale so it did not matter.

Since then all waterfall designs for sale by anyone have copied that design. That original design was ok at the time (you can find it posted on forums by searching "waterfall turf algae filter cheap and easy to build santamonica forum"

Well, now it is 2018 and almost all the shortcomings of that original waterfall design have been overcome with our new patent pending RAIN designs. From the Green Grabber® 3D printed screen, to the underwater submersible and safe low-voltage (but high wattage) UL listed GEM5 (tm) lights, to the pole mount super low space requirement mounting system, we really hope you like the RAIN4.

Some RAIN videos:

RAIN one-handed screen removal and replacement (47 seconds)
https://youtu.be/zbgbCCpiJGc

RAIN2 with one GEM5 light, first scraping:
https://youtu.be/I5mG_uid4Ms

RAIN tray:
https://youtu.be/zVa650-QPTM

RAIN2 water pipe and screen:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t2zHgcsxi7U

RAIN2 dome lid cover and lights:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ba5Hy9gr4FI

RAIN2 mounting:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=83_loN1d-Ng

RAIN2 unboxing:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gZ2itYGFFUo

RAIN2 first view:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uo0kOIns0GE



Other videos of interest:

SURF8 harvest with one strong light, and one regular light:
https://youtu.be/XfAMbQ3P6gE

SURF8 light-comparison harvesting test:
https://youtu.be/qb4Gi1OKCs8

SURF8 Unboxing and Installation:
http://youtu.be/RjNwPOn9AHg

SURF8 overview:
http://youtu.be/ZmYW2_jP7pk

SURF8 sound, and stability:
http://youtu.be/mYnCSI7Q7cg

SURF4 first 17 days of growth:
http://youtu.be/sFtQXIlM8h8

SURF4 overview:
http://youtu.be/fLTtOQUzmxY

SURF2 many harvests:
http://youtu.be/miWb4R8ajXw

DROP1.4 installed on a saltwater pond:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qGxK28lUq4I

HOG1.3 from New to Green, in 3 Cleanings:
http://youtu.be/utu2SADmj2g

HOG1.3 unboxing and installation:
http://youtu.be/IWX6UGmSyV0

SURF2
http://youtu.be/LlL1xvll1r0

HOG1:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s8ed-RD8S6U

HOG.5:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o14culabk7k


More info, instructions, and purchases are available at:
www.Santa-Monica.cc

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Instructions:

http://algaescrubber.net/RAIN-Instructions.pdf

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Pole mount unboxing and partial install:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hPgHmc-nZOs

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Here is a customer's RAIN4 with the red cap removed. Can you tell what caused the empty spots on the screen, from looking at the growth on the tray?

Answer: The growth got too thick, too fast, before the customer cleaned/harvested it. So it let go and landed on the tray. This RAIN is still fairly new so the attachment is not as strong as it will be later, so more often cleaning is needed when the screen gets thick and heavy quickly. Also, as is typical on new scrubber installations, the nutrients in the water are high and causing this darker, thicker growth.

No worry however, because the RAIN cannot overflow onto your flow, ever, because it's on your sump.

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Our newest scrubber model...

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First cleaning of RAIN4, with growth ring:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T8WgRwzs3W4

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Here is a short version video of our RAIN4 waterfall scrubber in a saltwater reef sump. Why so much growth? Because of the super strong submersible waterproof GEM5 lights (5 real watts each) that do not lower their wattage when operated in the air; they keep full power above or below the water. And the 5 watts is not "equivalent" power like cheap metal frame lights (see www.LEDsafety.org) commonly use; instead it's the actual wattage of each light, which equals 10 watts of other LED lights, each. And there are 6 of these lights in each RAIN4, expandable to 8 lights.

The growth is thick enough to reach the LED dome lid and out of the wire outlet like a vine growing along a pole. In contrast, box style waterfalls like our original waterfall (www.ats2008.org) are a pain to disassemble for cleaning, but with the RAIN all you do is lift the LED dome lid up with one hand, and remove the red cap.

Note that this installation does not show a pole mount, which is included with the RAIN4 and is optional on the RAIN2.

Note also that you will not get this much hair algae growth with your waterfall algae scrubber, whether a RAIN or DIY. You will get less. That's why this was called "The Most". And waterfalls cannot hold on to dark slime growth as well as our bubble upflow UAS models; so even though dark/black slime holds the most nutrients of any growth and does the most filtering, you cannot expect dark slime to accumulate on a screen that is above the waterline.

The RAIN4 is available here: https://www.santa-monica.cc/product.asp?itemid=90

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Here is a customer's RAIN4 scrubber® in a sump. Note the waterline is touching the bottom of the tray; this eliminates any distance that water has to fall down a drain, and thus makes it dead silent. They tray can even go under water if needed, for room. The waterproof submersible GEM5® lights make this possible (see LEDsafety.org). Not shown here is the easy one-handed removal of the dome lid off of the tray, or the entire dome/tray off of the pole mount. This is a patented function of the Rain models:

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New photo of the RAIN4 (tm). Inside the black dome lid are 6 of our GEM5® waterproof submersible lights.