Algae Scrubber Opinion

bigdan3489 · Jul 13, 2016

I am planning on buying a Santa Monica Filtration Drop 1.4 algae scrubber. How about some opinions on them? Anyone have any luck with the drop series or anyone of their other series? I'm planning on buying their air pump as well.

Joeganja · Jul 15, 2016

I've known people that have had them and they love them.

moreef · Jul 15, 2016

may want to check out turbo aquatics as well ;) I had a DIY scrubber and it was loud and had algae growing in sump due to light spillage. They cost a LOT more than DIY but I think are worth it good luck with yours.

bigdan3489 · Jul 15, 2016

1eberk said:
may want to check out turbo aquatics as well ;) I had a DIY scrubber and it was loud and had algae growing in sump due to light spillage. They cost a LOT more than DIY but I think are worth it good luck with yours.

I will look into that, thank you

Irsug1 · Jul 15, 2016

I have a hog and surf. my suggestion is that if you have the room, go bigger. I feel as though I don't have enough surface area.

bigdan3489 · Jul 15, 2016

Irsug1 said:
I have a hog and surf. my suggestion is that if you have the room, go bigger. I feel as though I don't have enough surface area.

I sure want to go bigger but I do not have enough room in my sump, I was wondering about the surface area. I only have a 75 gallon DT so I think I will be ok. I will in the future add a second one so I always have one filtering while the other is growing, I should have enough room for 2 of the drops in my sump.

Crued · Jul 23, 2016

I recently became a believer. Have a HOG3 that took 9 months to grow, then finally took off. Bought a Surf4x and seeded it from HOG3, immediately grew in 1 week. Just bought the biggest Surf8x, waiting for it to arrive. The simplicity of the unit in no plumbing/no pumps and thus no leaks or risks makes it very attractive versus the other styles of ATS. To be fair, others, like my first 9 months, have had issues getting them going.