I use mag drive 5. For my bucket type. Slot is about 3/16 to 1/4 wide.

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do you think my maxijet1200 will be enough or too much flow??



I am using a maxijet for my scrubber. It won't be too much flow. I will be upgrading mine to a mag 5 or a 7 with a ball valve. I have the scrubber running along with growing chaeto ,some red algae and about 30 mangroves. I
read the scrubber will out compete the other algae but I haven't seen that yet.

Make sure to cover your lights you can get some spray on the lights. I used transparency plastic sheets hung from the bottom of the display tank. Cheap,light weight,heat and water resistant.

here is my bucket from a distance.

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haha thanks buddy thats just what i wanted to know lol sweet:)

built mine today took it for a test run to see if everything works well and dissassemble is easy for the mesh:) its pretty clean altough it took more room in my sump then i anticipated lol

Pics please

soon enough just doin some finishing touches ;p

It would be great for you to give us updates on your nutrient readings, especially nitrates, if they are high. I never had much to start with so I relied more on what I saw in the tank than anything else. The first week normally shows mainly brown slime, so don't get discouraged. The second week shows some green and by the third week you should have good growth going.

i will for sure, my nitrates were around 40 when i checked them last and last water change and i doubt their any lower now so there def high. i need to figure out how im gonna get lighting in there for both sides its all a nice tight fit, but now that its built ill arrange my skimmer and reactor around abit for some more room, the home depot i was today had diddly for lighting lol :p

heres some pics:p

http://i924.photobucket.com/albums/a...g?t=1327293744

http://i924.photobucket.com/albums/a...g?t=1327293822


http://i924.photobucket.com/albums/a...g?t=1327293872



http://i924.photobucket.com/albums/a...g?t=1327294035



http://i924.photobucket.com/albums/a...g?t=1327294209


http://i924.photobucket.com/albums/a...g?t=1327294431

That's what I was planning. Similar set up but I'm not sure if I have roome in sump as its deep and full. I may have to do a container style back to the drawing bored

Thanks for te pics

You might find it a good idea to stop the GFO until the niyrates come down. Just thinking it could become a limiting factor.

im going to leave the gfo for now i mean after a couple weeks if im not getting any results then i have the option to haul the gfo and see if its the cause but right now im just curious if it will show me results for nitrate(which i have no doubt it wont) if they are dropping as the mesh ages then ill feel a bit better about pulling the gfo.

so i tested tonight and my nitrates are around 40ppm (high) besides the scrubber im only running a fuge for nitrates its a good size fuge so we will see if the ats is more aggressive than my fuge.my nitrates have been from off the chart from the move(was expected as i kept everything the way it was and did a fast move)that was about three mths ago i got them down to 40ppm pretty quick and thats where we sit at most times.

Denny, that light fixture...you got that at HD??
Nice fisherman's knot, btw.

I went to hydro light on fort road just north of red coral. They have lots of lights in the proper spectrums for plant growth. I picked up some 24 inch t5 HO from there

What if I were to run the screens down the inside walls of my display tank overflow. It gets plenty of light from my main light and seems like I have some growing in there already anyways. Would that be a good idea or not?

no this was a light i had here, ive decided with the small amount of room i have ill be using 2 (clamp lights??) that ways i can clamp it onto my sump and curve it over the clutter lol


day 1 and there is some small blotches of brown algae.....was expecting a perfectly clear screen by the time i got home today as i only started it last night lol at this rate ill have algae in no time:p

Heh, awesome. I like how you've done that. Are you basically pumping up the pipe and back down again and letting it spill into the T where the mesh is hung?

I recommend that the lights get some kind of protection against splashing water. As the algae growth builds up rivulets of water get diverted off the mesh and could splash on the lights causing a serious hazard. I have my mesh in an acrylic box to contain this. Hanging clear plastic between the mesh and the light would work as well.

I'm very happy with my results and I'm looking forward to other's success as well, but I don't want anyone to have a fire, blow a breaker, etc.

the mesh gets all the flow from the maxijet the "t" just goes back down for support, i could have done a 90 there but then i would have to support it up somehow, the other end is capped off. i kinda had to do it like this as im limited for room and my sump sits flush with the outside of my stand so with the skirting slid on it would stick out.right before my bubble trap is where the mesh sits.

thats a good idea actually,im gonna rig up some sort of barrior between them:)

Nice work, Denny.
I'm wondering if the little single LED desk lamp will have enough light/spectrum for algae growth.

I have one here from IKEA. It has a bendable stem/neck to swivel to wherever you want, and it is not bulky. If it can grow algae, then it may bear looking into, if people have issues with space for two bulky lamp fixtures.

I am hoping to see some great results from all of you.
So that I can hop on board as well.

denny on mine i got some thin walled pipe one size bigger with a slit in them to hang the screen that way i dont need to cut zip ties every time i clean the screen

Could you please take a pic of that? I can't seem to get my head around how the thin wall pipe carries the screen which is inside the thick walled pipe.
I want to do this setup in the future and would prefer not to cut zip ties either.
Thank you

Hillegom.

I used 3/4 PVC pipe and made rings about 3/8 long of 1" PVC and then Cut about 1/4" of the side wall to form the c shape. Slide the 1" pvc over the 3/4" and done. Simply rotate ring and remove screen.

Hope that helps.

Nice that's a great idea

Yes, helps a lot. clear now
Thanks

so i took this pic yesterday this would have been day 3



http://i924.photobucket.com/albums/a...g?t=1327817128

brown algae is now covering up the mesh i imagine in a few days ill be ready to clean it a bit and it should grow back even faster:)

once a week denny thats it as long as you have 1 square inch per gal double sided

The brown algae is the normal start. Looks like you are on your way! I didn't have any green until the end of my second week.

I was thinking the same thing. So has anybody tried it this way yet? Or will I be the first?

algae will grow if theres nutrients and light, the idea is to get as much growth as possible. in the link above its recommended to keep the lights 4" away and 20hrs on and 4 hrs off. i have my refugium light only 12" away but i didnt think it would be strong enough to get the full effect so i now have 2 lights on the ats alone both 4" from the surface.

That's a total of 22 hrs just a really friendly heads up =)

*cough*mvp*cough*

thanks brett aka MVP


sorry yes 20 and 4 lol :ppp

sorry what i meant to say is that for 2 hrs a day it just completely dissapears into thin air :p

Why nOt just run 24 hrs. Your not saving anything buy 4 hours darkness

this should have all the answers to frequently asked questions.

http://www.wetwebmedia.com/AlgScrubUpdateBry.htm

Ya k I read about the lighting but the answer does not really support anything

It says that the algea needs rest and will burn on 24. Hr light. Also stated that it filters at night.

I'm no expert but a master gardener coarse and 10 years with horticulture as a hobby. Would lead me to Question there answer

Any plant in a vegitive state does not show any degregation from 24 hour light. Along with increased growth come taking more nutrients out of the water.

Unless it changes water chemistry

by all means run them 24hrs if thats what floats your boat lol :pp