algae turf scrubber

Hi all, Just ordered a Santa Monica Surf4x algae turf scrubber to manage nitrates and phosphates. I have buildup on the glass requiring scraping once or twice a week, but I’ve never had any hair algae in the tank. Do I need to seed the scrubber with anything? Tank is about 9mo old

Shipping available at cost - THIS WILL NOT BE CHEAP TO SHIP AND INSURANCE WILL BE REQUIRED. Send me your zip code and I will get you a shipping estimate. I have a CW-200 from Clear Water Scrubbers ready for a new home. This is Version 1 from CW. These are two-sided waterfall-style ATSs. Also...

Shipping available at cost - shipping won't be too bad but INSURANCE WILL BE REQUIRED. Send me your zip and I will send you a shipping estimate. I have a CW-50 from Clear Water Scrubbers for sale. This is Version 1 from CW and would be great for a smaller tank or frag system. These are...

Hello, Looking to sell an Algae Turf Scrubber. ATS (Algae Turf Scrubber): Santa Monica Rain2 (4 lights) - $100.00 *Note* The lights all work. I had to silicone an edge of the top hood because the seam started to seperate on part of it. Shipping is available at buyer's expense. No holds...

I've been on this site for a little while now and I'm finally building a new tank for an older aquarium. I guess I'll do a "quick" recap up to this point. I started with a 55g I got from my sister-in-law around 2006. 55g with some coral life compact Florence and some glo T5s, CPR Skimmer and...

Just giving an update to what I’ve been working on !!! A buddy of mine gave me an ATS did a lot of adjustments. Made it a hang over the side on the sump. Shy on space LoL. Currently just running hose water out in garage-to figure out how my flows are going to work out and make sure I like the...

Got nutrients? This scrubber crushes all others. My Nitrates were in the 60s for months (phosphates weren't great either) and this scrubber did an amazing job getting everything under control. The design is genius -- you can slide out the tray for cleaning; and the unit either sits on top of...

Key points: Refugiums and algae turf scrubbers can't run nutrients low enough to run an ultra low nutrient system; They make a system phosphate-limited, so you're always going to have residual nitrate; Algal exudates tint the water yellow and require protein skimming; Quote from 5:17: "[a...

After reading a million posts here, I am trying my hand at a turf scrubber. Cobbling together ideas from other reefers, I decided to convert the skimmer sock area and try to maximize surface area. Using waterproof LEDs and boat load of hot glue, I came up with the following design. I post every...

Looking for an algae turf scrubber around the Albany NY area. Open to different brands

I have a Red Sea reefer 170 coming up on 2 years old an I have been having trouble keeping nitrate an phosphate down. I have accumulated 7 fish in the tank an a few coral mostly LPS. I feed frozen food everyday an have scaled back on the amount trying to reduce nitrate an phosphate but still...

Hello everyone, My name is David and I live in Manchester, England. Thanks for stopping by my GazuntaiReef build thread! UPDATE MONDAY 22 MARCH 2021: I use Core7 Triton method to maintain most of my parameters. The aquarium is around 280 Gallons. Lightly stocked at the moment with both hard...

I have decided to part out my Red Sea Reefer 250 build. I had it almost completed (wet tested) and ready to start cycle. Family financial and health issues have forced me to sell. Sad but it must be done. Anyway, I have a brand new custom build (by Clearwater) red CW-50 Algae Scrubber with...

I have decided to part out my Red Sea Reefer 250 build. I had it almost completed (wet tested) and ready to start cycle. Family financial and health issues have forced me to sell. Sad but it must be done. Anyway, I have a brand new custom build (by Clearwater) red CW-50 Algae Scrubber with...

Unfortunately I will be moving later this year, and as a result will be selling off most of my livestock and equipment. I have a CW-100 Clearwater Algae Scrubber that has never been taken out of the box. San Jose area. $350. I borrowed the image from Bulk Reef Supply (hope this is ok). - Dustin

I have a algae turf scrubber body that is build to accommodate the approximately 6"x6" flat LED lights on both sides. I've been looking at a bunch of ACKE brand lights on Amazon, but I am curious as to what others are using for their ATS. I'm strongly leaning toward the 35w version, but it just...

Hello fellow reefers! My last marine tank was many eons ago, where regular water changes was the norm. Fast forward to 2020, I had initially ordered a REEFER 250, the order was unfulfilled due to COVID 19 and refunded. On hindsight, not a bad thing...I went with the bigger REEFER 500...

In this video I discuss growing algae with a focus on the RAIN2 Algae Turf Scrubber. In my opinion, there is no better way to keep nutrients in check, and combat algae in your display than a properly size refugium, algae reactor or algae turf scrubber.

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I’ve been considering how best to plumb the dual overflow/return on my center drilled 150gal build and I need some input from you knowledgeable reefers out there: Is there any reason I couldn’t pipe both of my overflow down tubes through two algae turf skimmers? In theory this would mean all...

Hi All, I'm newer to the idea of running an Algae Scrubber. I've always used other methods for my tanks, but the idea of an algae scrubber interests me. I've read a lot about them recently and see that the waterfall style is the most popular currently, followed by the UAS (Upflow Algae...

Algal Filtration In Reef Aquariums By Bryan of Santa Monica Filtration With modern reefkeeping, more people are wanting to filter their tanks the same way that all natural reefs (and lakes and rivers) are filtered, which is by using algae. We are going to look at the main types of algal...

New @ MD: Clear Water Scrubbers! The natural and effective filtration method used by oceans, lakes, & rivers!