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yeah it does look pretty god, its taking off like wildfire. Thats prob a what, 5x growth since the last picture i posted. I think im going to look into getting something to drape over the watering tube and drape it down about an inch. See if that helps stop the algae from growing up in the tube, something thick.
I'm going to scrub the screen too when on friday (my cleaning day) to get more of the Cyno off there, i only hand rubbed it last time. Also done a water test yesterday to see how things were going. Ammonia-0 NO3-0 NO4-0 Clac-400ppm Alk-11.8dKH PH-8.2 |
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I was thinking of some way to add a layer of calcium carbonate on the plastic, assuming that hair algae attaches easier on that than directly on plastic. Kalk wasser may not be the ideal way to achieve this though.
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im just wondering what happens if you dont clean your scrubber every week what if you let it go a week and a half or 2 weeks. not saying i wang to try it but has anyone done this
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Algae strands my began to die off as new ones grow, releasing nitrates and phosphates back into the water. However each build and tank is different so it may not effect some tanks in the same way as quickly.
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02/23/2011, 07:12 PM | #280 |
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Santa Monica has a couple videos he did of 2 weeks of growth. It was kind of an experiment. You have to rinse the screen off with RO/DI water to kill excess pods at the 1 week point or else the algae will start to detach from getting eaten. Then the above happens, light doesn't get to lower layers and you get die-off, negating the purpose.
Clean weekly. You can go longer in a pinch and it won't be the end of the world, just don't make it the norm that's all.
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What happened to that honeycomb material that SantaMonica was testing?
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When was that?
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How in the world do you find room for any size ATS. I cannot find a way to get this thing under my tank. I am going crazy.
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02/23/2011, 08:43 PM | #285 |
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Post some pics of your sump area & see if anyone comes up with an idea.
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It looks to me like you could remove one of the bulkheads and seat the tub outlet into the hole, then route the spa flex tube into the inlet of the ATS box. Then you will have to figure out where to put the lights. You might be able to rig up both spa tubes into the box, one on each side, but only if you haven't glued the cap onto the end of your slot pipe.
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I don't use a sock 24/7 just a few days a month.
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02/23/2011, 11:03 PM | #298 |
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You can continue to use the sock if you want to, and one side is fine but you may or may not get enough flow. Test the flow rate out of your spa hose by filling a container and timing it and come up with GPH and make sure it's 35 GPH/inch of screen or at least close to it.
Eventually you probably will not want the sock, I did away with mine and I'm glad I don't have to clean it every 6 days now.
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Thanks everyone for all the suggestions. I will post pictures when i get done tomorrow.
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