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10/20/2018, 04:46 PM
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DIY in sump Algae Scrubber
So today I decided to change my sump. I have been reading about the benefits of an algae scrubber. I used the return from my reactor to push water into a pvc rectangle that sits on the ledges of my sump. It then acts like a water wand and disperses water onto plastic sheeting. Hopefully this creates an algae sheet to further clean up my water.
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10/20/2018, 04:47 PM
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10/20/2018, 04:48 PM
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10/20/2018, 06:30 PM
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Unlikely that light will be sufficient as currently mounted for all that screen real estate .
High five for the effort though..
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10/21/2018, 01:12 AM
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Also that screen needs to be roughed up. The screen is so slick that alage wont adhere to it.
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10/21/2018, 10:31 AM
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Thank you both for the feedback. I do have an LED grow light on the way from Amazon. I’m going to take the screens off today and give them a rough sand.
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10/21/2018, 11:19 AM
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Us a hole drill bit, lay flat on a board and twist with the bit. Sand paper won’t give you a rough enough surface.
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10/21/2018, 01:17 PM
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+1 The screen needs to look almost "fuzzy".
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10/22/2018, 12:57 PM
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I scored it up like you all said. I’m still waiting for my grow light to come in...
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10/24/2018, 05:24 PM
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New lights
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10/25/2018, 08:01 AM
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 looks great!
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01/04/2019, 12:14 PM
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Update as of today!
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01/04/2019, 12:28 PM
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Well hell, that worked like a charm, huh?
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