My Santa Monica - Algae Acrylic Scrubber 100

[michalm]

Hello,

I got it ! It tok couple weeks to get it but it is finally running. So far everything is going well. After 3 days I can see some algae.

I will write here about the progress.

Below are some pictures and one movie on youtube.

Thank you Bryan (Santa Monica) for great product and good work !

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PT7OcJZp7cE

[sklywag]

Looks like that thing was a custom order. Are those plants live? FTS?

[michalm]

Hello,

Yep, I order from Santa and made some modification (just a little).

Yest those plants are live - Anubias

FTS: www.youtube.com/mmalejko

Thanks

[sklywag]

I knew it was a SM , but the way it fits the width of your display perfectly looks like it was built just for it.

Those are freshwater rays? Or saltwater Anubias?

[michalm]

Yea, It's fits perfect. First I was planning to put it under the tank, but it was too big...

Rays - freshwater )))))) Motoro...

[michalm]

Hi,

I wonder if my water level is not too high ? Maybe I should change my pump to less gph ?

Thanks

[SantaMonica]

It's a little higher than mine. You probably want a bit less, but this is not proven yet; you will be able to tell later, based on how much growth is in the pool. If you want, you can put a valve right after the pump, and turn it down a bit. Or, a smoother-flowing drain will do it too (no 90 degree bends.) I use flex tubing for the drain, and find that a small change in position makes a big difference. As you make changes, watch the water level for a while, because it can move around a bit as it stabilizes.

For simplicity, I'd leave it as-is for now, and see how it grows.

[michalm]

OK, I'll wait.. and later I change flow...

I'm worry about the algae. It's already 4th days, I see only few algae on left and right side. Very few in center. Something wrong ? Maybe flow is too big ?

Thanks

[SantaMonica]

Can't have too much flow. Don't worry, it will grow. There has never been a screen that did not grow.

[SantaMonica]

By the way, if you want to start feeding more, you can do that now. How much are you feeding?

Have you tested nitrate and phosphate?