Algae Scrubber Chronicle: 8/12/2009

Alright, since everything has been set up, lights in place, new canvas, and flow going…here is what has started to grow on my screen. As the algae on the screen gets thicker, it will be absorbing bad nutrients form the system such as nitrate and phosphate. Once there is a decently thick layer of algae...

Algae Scrubber Chronicle: 8/10/2009

Here is the tank on the 10th. Visible differences may take a few weeks. So, while I was taking the daily picture, I witnessed my longnose hawkfish catch one of my blue leg hermits, extract him from his shell, and eat him alive. Was a pretty interesting thing to see, but that was an expensive dinner...

Algae Scrubber Chronicle: 8/9/2009

Another pic of the tank on the 9th And, I had to make my first modification to the scrubber. After posting pictures on my favorite message board, reefsanctuary.com, they informed me that the material I used for the waterfall was not what was recomended. Instead, they told me to buy plastic canvas, which is...

Algae Scrubber Chronicle: 8/8/2009

Here is another pic of the tank since the installation. Not much has...

Algae Scrubber Chronicle: 8/7/2009

Here are some pics from the early hours of the morning on the 7th. Finally put the whole thing together and it is now installed, filled with water, and running! So far this project has cost me $40. The full setup Scrubber Lighting is very very important as it is where the algae that is going to be getting...

Algae Scrubber Chronicle: 8/6/2009

Ok, made a lot of progress today. Worked all night and into the next day. Drained water, spun the tank, and removed all my old filtration. Now there is no sump, no protein skimmer, no filters, and no refugium. There is now room for a scrubber to be installed . DIY...

Algae Scrubber Chronicle: 8/5/2009

Alright, here is the start of the Algae Scrubber chronicle. This experiment is going to be a good way to prove if this system actually works. Here are the plans for the build and my Home Depot checklist (very rough lol) And here is me trying to construct the waterfall for this...

Algae Scrubber

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