ALGAETURF SCRUBBER- FORMULAS FOR SUCCESS
PreferredLighting is 2700-3000K Flourescent Lighting. Originally, the PlantGrowth Spectrum was used but the lower Kelvin seemed to produce moreand faster.
PlasticCanvas is the best medium for a screen when roughed up with a holesaw.
Sohow much and how bright?
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif]1/2AFW* per gallon for MINIMAL filtration [/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif]1AFW per gallon for MAXIMUM filtering [/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif]1square inches of screen per gallon[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif]DoubleSided count both sides (2 x 2 = 4 square inches = 4 gal)[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif]2square inches of screen per gallon, if vertical but lit on just ONEside.[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif]4square inches of screen per gallon, if HORIZONTAL due to less aircontact and floating Debris[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif]11/2 AFW per gallon if HORIZONTAL due to water penetration[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif]18hours of lights ON, and 6 hours of lights OFF, each day in reverseschedule from your DT [/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif]Flowis 24 hours, and is at least 35 gph per inch of width of screen, EVENIF one sided[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif]Cleanalgae off the screen every SEVEN (7) days for optimum efficiency. [/FONT]
*AFWMeans Actual flourescent watts: The wattage of the bulb, not what itis equivalent to. Do not use a 5w bulb that is 26w equivalent andexpect it to work like 26AFW.
Thedesign of your specific scrubber will vary, please consult aprofessional before designing your own.
PreferredLighting is 2700-3000K Flourescent Lighting. Originally, the PlantGrowth Spectrum was used but the lower Kelvin seemed to produce moreand faster.
PlasticCanvas is the best medium for a screen when roughed up with a holesaw.
Sohow much and how bright?
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif]1/2AFW* per gallon for MINIMAL filtration [/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif]1AFW per gallon for MAXIMUM filtering [/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif]1square inches of screen per gallon[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif]DoubleSided count both sides (2 x 2 = 4 square inches = 4 gal)[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif]2square inches of screen per gallon, if vertical but lit on just ONEside.[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif]4square inches of screen per gallon, if HORIZONTAL due to less aircontact and floating Debris[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif]11/2 AFW per gallon if HORIZONTAL due to water penetration[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif]18hours of lights ON, and 6 hours of lights OFF, each day in reverseschedule from your DT [/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif]Flowis 24 hours, and is at least 35 gph per inch of width of screen, EVENIF one sided[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif]Cleanalgae off the screen every SEVEN (7) days for optimum efficiency. [/FONT]
*AFWMeans Actual flourescent watts: The wattage of the bulb, not what itis equivalent to. Do not use a 5w bulb that is 26w equivalent andexpect it to work like 26AFW.
Thedesign of your specific scrubber will vary, please consult aprofessional before designing your own.