Lowest cost and easiest way to eliminate green hair, bubble, turf and slime algae from your aquarium

[SantaMonicaHelp]

If anyone has been waiting to build a waterfall or upflow scrubber, we


will soon be posting plans of the new floating surface scrubber. It


floats at the top and does not need a waterfall, and it does not shine


through the glass.

 

[DavideAM]

Looking forward to the announcement! Are you getting better nutrient consumption results than your waterfall or upflow type?

 

[SantaMonica]

Have not really measured one vs. the other. But now all is running on upflows.

 

[SantaMonica]

 

[DavideAM]

SantaMonica, thanks for sharing but this is a little confusing... what is the plastic box? Do you have more detail elsewhere?

 

[SantaMonica]

It's a radio shack project box with aluminum lid. More pics...

 

[DavideAM]

That helps...now is that just pieces of nylon rope ?

 

[SantaMonica]

Nylon string

 

[SantaMonicaHelp]

First 13 days of growth in a floating surface scrubber. This one used four LEDs of 3 watts


each, 660nm (red), but you could also use a CFL bulb...

 

[mike007]

Would it not be easier to get your nutrients under control? Overfeeding phosphates etc. are main causes of algae growth. They can be kept in check with proper care.

 

[Turbo's Aquatics]

Well, this is what scrubbers are supposed to do - absorb the nutrients and keep them under control.

 

[gmoney243]

Would it not be easier to get your nutrients under control? Overfeeding phosphates etc. are main causes of algae growth. They can be kept in check with proper care.

This is like saying why use a skimmer or biopellets or gfo. Algae scrubbers are just another form of filtration a very powerfull form at that when used properly.

 

[SantaMonica]

The idea is to be able to feed more, not less.

 

[SeymourDuncan]

Prevention: never let it begin! If it is too late then an algae turf scrubber would be ideal to transfer algae away from your display tank.



"Live like tomorrow already happened. Yesterday is only 3 days ahead. Today will be here soon."

 

[SeymourDuncan]

That's an awesome scrubber by the way Santa


"Live like tomorrow already happened. Yesterday is only 3 days ahead. Today will be here soon."

 

[SantaMonicaHelp]

Thank You

 

[DavideAM]

So is your harvesting by hand giving you nutrient spikes until more hair algae grows in the scrubber?

 

[SantaMonica]

No, because our reef pool has 4 of these units on it. But even if only one unit, the algae sticks so well to the strings that 1/3 of the grwoth stays anyway.

 

[Duffam3434]

Great Thread!!

 

[SantaMonica]

Thanks, will be looking for your build