algae scrubber

Hi Everyone. I thought I would pose a question to the community here that I have been kicking around. I would like to get people's thoughts? Please read this entire post before answering. Also, please answer the polling questions below. First.... a bit of background. I have been keeping...

This is the "official" show-off thread for anyone who runs a Turbo's Aquatics Algae Scrubber! I provide customer support for all users of my products! Whether you bought one from me directly or bought one used (or new!) from someone else, post about your system here!! My suggestion for what...

I will soon be building a DIY algae scrubber for my refugium. All the research I've done suggests the light cycle for it should be similar to the light cycle for my refugium, which I get. My question is, do I still need to run a light cycle on my refugium, or only on the scrubber? The light from...

ATS Description I've been trying out a DIY "SURF"-style algae scrubber for more than a year, but its nutrient export doesnt keep up with my feeding, so I want to give the algae scrubbing method a "last chance"... Now I've started making myself a quality waterfall style ATS. Instead of just...

I shot this today while I was making a batch of L2 screens. Makes for a decent tutorial.

The "Slot Pipe" is one of the key components of an Algae Scrubber. The purpose is to create a thin, laminar sheet of water flow across both sides of the growth substrate, typically the #7 Plastic Canvas (knitting canvas). The problem is, it's kind of tricky to get a nice and straight cut in a...

There's a new feature here on R2R where you can list & rate businesses. Here is my listing: https://www.reef2reef.com/showcase/turbos-aquatics.288/ With the new product line pending and production on hold, I obviously don't have many new customers recently, but I have a lot of existing...

UPDATE: L4, L8 and L16 are planned for release in Mid-July. This is pending verification of all final parts (should be done by 6/30/16). >> CLICK HERE FOR PRICING AND WAITING LIST INFORMATION ON ALL SIZE UNITS << Introductory pricing offer for larger units will continue until JULY 15th! Just...

Dedicate Algae Scrubber Basics website (freebie site, why not): http://algaescrubber.zohosites.com/ Just joined here, I have the same username on several other forums. Not everyone is on multiple forums so I figured I would join up here and share expertise and tips on DIYing Algae Scrubbers...