Rate my waterfall algae scrubber.

[unklez]

 

[Mical]

"New"

 

[unklez]

Expecting massive carpet of algae in coming days on it.

 

[SAWFISH]

Looks great, I used to have a algae turf scrubber on my 200 gallon tank and it was great. If you have any trouble getting algae to grow on it I would roughen up the plastic mesh and try to rub some algae from the tank on it too seed it! What kind of light are you using on it?

 

[Tankkeepers]

Ya definatly roufen up the side u want it to grow in just use a serated knife to rofen it up works much better this way used to have one on a 29 gallon sump and they do work fantastic

 

[Larry L]

+1

 

[Auquanut]

Not to be critical, it looks great, and should produce a lot of algae. Just one thing. As my ATS starts growing algae near the top, some water tends to run off of the mesh. With the acrylic container mine is in,it's no big deal. With as tall as your mesh is, if the water starts to trickle off of the mesh, you may get significant spatter out of the sump.

 

[SAWFISH]

Not to be critical, it looks great, and should produce a lot of algae. Just one thing. As my ATS starts growing algae near the top, some water tends to run off of the mesh. With the acrylic container mine is in,it's no big deal. With as tall as your mesh is, if the water starts to trickle off of the mesh, you may get significant spatter out of the sump.

+1
I used to have this exact same problem with my ATS, but it was likewise enclosed in its own tank to prevent water from spraying onto the floor

 

[MnFish1]

It looks nice. I have always wondered - how much salt creep/evaporation occurs - as compared to the potential benefit?

 

[Marco9926]

This is mine....
Directly in the drain!

 

[Marco9926]

The result at present day....

 

[Garf]

Have you got a syringe stuck in the end of that flexi pipe to block it? WOW. You need rigid pipe because these things can grow 300 / 400grms of algae in addition to the water flowing through it. Looks like it’s single sided also, with a clip on light, a long way from the screen.

 

[R.Weller]

When it starts growing, the weight of the algae will cause the screen to pull down from the tubing. If you don’t cover the top, you’ll find water all over the inside of your cabinet. I’ve used a very similar waterfall model for 18+ months. It made a mess a few times until we relocated it into a remote refugium & covered with a plastic tub.

It works great, but it will become a little loud as the water won’t always flow directly over the mesh. Great job on DIY & using plants to filter the water.