Algae Scrubber Chronicle: New Algae Scrubber!

Over the past couple of days, I have noticed that a lot of algae has started to grow in my sump (as mentioned earlier), so I decided that it was time to rethink my design and go with something that stands alone. So far, here is what I have come up with.

First, I tried this:

I liked the idea of a lid so that evaporation wouldnt be much of an issue, but this container (an old paintball case), was just too small to house the screen and have a bulkhead at the bottom. Also, I really like how reflective the white container is, something this color should produce ample light for the screen to grow algae real nice.

So, I went in search of another container and came upon this one at home depot:

I actually finished this design with piping and everything, but I didnt take any pictures of it because I really didnt like the way it turned out. First, I tried moving my tank out from the wall and putting this behind it and it just looked like crap. But, it did function pretty well. Also, I didnt really like the shape and it was still really hard to access behind my tank…so, I am still in search of a good set up.

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