Algae Scrubber Disaster

[Proteus]

I wonder if you have high nutrients and cleaning the scrubber stops scrubbing temperarily. Forcing a spike in nitrates and phosphates. Hence a waterchange to stabilize

[MarkoD]

How do you clean the scrubber? Is it possible it comes into contact with a chemical or something that could be contaminating the tank

[KevinK]

how old is your scrubber ?

I build one last month with 8 red CREE led's, and are still waiting to have some form of algae forming on my mesh,

I do read somewhere that it is recomended to clean 50% and alternate this, in stead of cleaning the entire mesh at once

[Proteus]

Originally Posted by KevinK

how old is your scrubber ?

I build one last month with 8 red CREE led's, and are still waiting to have some form of algae forming on my mesh,

I do read somewhere that it is recomended to clean 50% and alternate this, in stead of cleaning the entire mesh at once

Might be waiting a while still with red light. 6500k would be optimal

[KevinK]

Originally Posted by Titus99

Might be waiting a while still with red light. 6500k would be optimal

we have to se how mine wil develope, as on reefsanctuary, thy talk about soly the red to be best

http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...er-basics.html

[Proteus]

Maybe so. Red though simulates fall sun. Where blue so to speak is spring summer

[intarsiabox]

I could see detritus being build up in the algae and screen and when disturbed to clean it it could be releasing a lot of it back into the tank causing an ammonia spike. Just a thought!

[monocus]

i use red and white led and have great growth.when i clean my screen i lightly scrub it with a nail brush then rinse it with a sprayer,leaving some algae on.i designed my screen to slide off(pvc is not glued and held in place by a pvc cap)so nothing gets knocked into my sump.