This RAIN2 really needs to be cleaned/harvested sooner. The slime is great at filtering, but you don't want it letting go down the drain:
http://algaescrubber.net/forums/show...he-best-filter
This RAIN2 really needs to be cleaned/harvested sooner. The slime is great at filtering, but you don't want it letting go down the drain:
http://algaescrubber.net/forums/show...he-best-filter
A RAIN2 with the cover off, and about halfway down to the waterline
A nice growth ring on this RAIN2 screen:
http://algaescrubber.net/forums/show...3-Growth-Rings
RAIN2 one-handed access to screen and bottom tray video
https://youtu.be/LbryHi1eUuE
The RAIN (tm) patented tray (10,655,095) and patent pending dome (16848779) allow for easy viewing and cleaning of the bottom tray without turning off water or lights.
How long did it take to achieve this amount of growth?
Once the screen has filled in, and if there are a lot of nutrients going into the tank, this can be 7 to 10 days
Don't buy fish food. Don't replace filters. Instead, use your filter to feed your fish. MaramotReef on IG shows how it's done:
o The living, green growth can be put right into a fish feeder.
o The black tray is level with the sump waterline; this eliminates all sound when the dome lid in put back on. The tray can be lowered even further so the screen is below the waterline, so that the water does not fall off the screen and instead flows smoothly downwards.
o The screen can be slid forward (after removing the red cap) and out of the sump with the water still flowing, and without disassembling anything.
o Growth can be seen easily, and hand-removed easily, without disassembling anything.
o The black tray can be easily lifted up off the pole mount and taken to a sink for brushing.
o If power goes out for a few days, the black tray can be lifted up and set down in the water, to keep the algae alive for over a week.
Happy Scrubbing
https://youtu.be/1z5YobASY8g
https://www.facebook.com/SantaMonica...86364505115625
Here is an almost perfect growth ring, allowing full flow to the thicker inner parts of the screen:
http://algaescrubber.net/forums/show...3-Growth-Rings
This RAIN2 has not quite filled in the screen yet but is growing a lot on the tray below. This is because when the screen is not cleaned soon enough, some growth can fall down to the tray, which has a rough texture to hold on to it. But the preferred way is to clean/harvest before it let's go.
Bubble upflow models (like our SURF, etc) do not let go of the growth because the growth is always under water.
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