I'm sure there's been someone else post something similar here, so I apologize for redundancy.
OK. So I decided to make an upflow ATS. It's tiny compared to what I've seen, but I think it will help. I had some parts laying around so this project cost less than $10. It was fairly simple. Maybe 45 minutes. I haven't painted it yet. It's not in the tank because I don't have a light yet to afix to the outside of the tank. Next weekend. Comments are welcomed!
The supplies:
Prepping the tupperware. Holes on top and holes on the bottom. I used a dremel.
I used a straw for grid support. I didn't have anything else reef safe. I also glued suction cups to the corners. My local store didn't have smaller ones so I had to make do.
At this point i cut small slits in the airline tubing. Upon further reflection, a line of small drilled holes would've worked. I threaded the hose through the bottom two holes. I glued a portion down so the grid will stay in field of bubbles.
Testing the setup:
It's not much to look at. But it won't be seen in a sump or in my case the back chamber to a biocube. After it dried, I painted the outside black with acrylic black. I see no reason this won't grow any algae.
OK. So I decided to make an upflow ATS. It's tiny compared to what I've seen, but I think it will help. I had some parts laying around so this project cost less than $10. It was fairly simple. Maybe 45 minutes. I haven't painted it yet. It's not in the tank because I don't have a light yet to afix to the outside of the tank. Next weekend. Comments are welcomed!
The supplies:
Prepping the tupperware. Holes on top and holes on the bottom. I used a dremel.
I used a straw for grid support. I didn't have anything else reef safe. I also glued suction cups to the corners. My local store didn't have smaller ones so I had to make do.
At this point i cut small slits in the airline tubing. Upon further reflection, a line of small drilled holes would've worked. I threaded the hose through the bottom two holes. I glued a portion down so the grid will stay in field of bubbles.
Testing the setup:
It's not much to look at. But it won't be seen in a sump or in my case the back chamber to a biocube. After it dried, I painted the outside black with acrylic black. I see no reason this won't grow any algae.