My Algae Scrubber Experience

[reefwars]

Originally Posted by Delphinus

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?

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.

Originally Posted by reefwars

[reefwars]

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

[kole]

[quote=reefwars;673870]

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.

[reefme]

here is my bucket from a distance.

[reefwars]

[quote=kole;673920]

Originally Posted by reefwars

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.

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

[reefwars]

Originally Posted by pterfloth

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

and that was at home depot right?? thanks again man much appreciated

[reefme]

here is my bucket.

[reefwars]

Originally Posted by reefme

here is my bucket.

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

looks nice and green

[reefme]

Right now everything looks good. No GFO just carbon. It is LPS tank. Change 5 gallons every two weeks to bring chemistry up.

Originally Posted by reefwars

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

looks nice and green

[pterfloth]

Originally Posted by reefme

here is my bucket.

That looks like its working quite well.