Originally Posted by reefwars (Post 673818)

ok well i went and got all the materials today to build a algae scrubber, once i start building i will start a thread for the build and then to monitor the results and we will see how fast we get results, right now my phos is controlled by gfo but my nitrates are around 40ppm .




im thinking that instead of zipties onto the main pipe that my water comes out i will use a smaller size pipe that the mesh will ziptie onto, ill just shut off the valve,remove the end cap and slide the pipe out,ill make abigger otch out of the smaller pipe so it doesnt restrict flow but it only has one output anyways so i dont see that being a problem.

ill run to home depot later and see what they have for lights but besides that i have it all.:)

Originally Posted by reefme (Post 673835)

What size tank you are building for?

Originally Posted by reefwars (Post 673843)

90gtank and 75g sump as it stands i have a very large fuge packed with cheato,halimeda, mangroves,caulerpa(?) bad at spelling lol plus i run a large amount of gfo.i have no algae in my display but my nitrates are very high and they are around 40 down from off the chart when i got the tank.i feed pretty heavily but have a small bio load.

im not worried about phosphates as my gfo keeps them in check and the high nitrates is def helping my fuge as my cheato is now again basketball sized and i just gave out bags full to about 10 people over the last 2 weeks.im not interested in running pellets or carbon dosing for this tank.i run a skimmer 24/7 and have around 70lbs of liverock in my fuge.


since this is a reletively low cost build and idea im more interested in how fast it takes my nitrates down.

I think I paid $26 per fixture plus bulbs ~$6 each.

so far my cost is:

$30 for the maxi jet
$6 for 2 x 12" x 24" sheets of mesh
about $20 in pvc fittings and pipe
ill have to see how much the lights are gonna run when i get to home depot tomorrow:)

how much were the t8 lights you found at hd pterfloth????

i already have a timer and zip ties:)

ill be building it all tomorrow and it will be housed in my sump, my sump has a seperate box where my tank overflows so i will run the maxi jet in there so as i can get all the nutrients i can.

once i get it built ill start a thread showing its progress daily with pics and tests as well.:)

Originally Posted by pterfloth (Post 673862)

I think I paid $26 per fixture plus $5-6 per bulb. Make sure you rough up the screens!

Originally Posted by pterfloth (Post 673862)

I think I paid $26 per fixture plus $5-6 per bulb. Make sure you rough up the screens!

Originally Posted by reefme (Post 673877)

here is my bucket.

Originally Posted by reefwars (Post 673884)

do you find its working?? how are your parameters?? from what to what??:)

looks nice and green :mrgreen::mrgreen:

Originally Posted by reefme (Post 673877)

here is my bucket.

Originally Posted by reefwars (Post 673870)

im gonna use a whole saw bit i have like in the link to rough them up i have some extra screens in case i screw them up same with pvc.

do you think my maxijet1200 will be enough or too much flow?? i have a ball valve on it incase i need to restrict it but i figure it was better then being plumbed into my overflow and at 30$ for the maxi jet its less headache then taking apart my plumbing . im gonna run the screen over my return section and the feed will be from my overflow output does anyone see any problems with that??

canreef mods should talk about adding a scrubber talk topic forumn??