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02/21/2011, 01:05 PM | #202 |
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Very nice glass build! I'm wondering if the glass will shield the heat from the CFLs so that you can put them closer? Or does it have to do with light intensity - I can't remember
As for the screen, it doesn't look like it's roughed up, at least not that I can tell and if it is, it's not enough. Go back up in this thread to get an idea of what it needs to look like. For your size screen, spend about 20-25 minutes on roughing it up with a hole saw. http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh...&postcount=150 It really needs to be at rough as this picture shows. This will get you a long way towards a successful build.
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+1 very nice glass build! The only comments I have is the same others have said... Make sure that screen is roughed up as much as possible. Although It maybe that it can't be seen in the pictures. if you could I would move the left light a hair closer but I am just being picky. The only thing that's important is that it's ~4 inches from the screen. Otherwise I give it my approval! Happy scrubbing!! You will not regret it, great work!
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When growth starts getting strong kerf slot will see some pressure and shoot out streams perpendicular. I had that issue and made a lid with a rim to drip back down. It your kerf is too big it might never happen.
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Just some pics of my tank in its current condition if you look close in some of the algae pics you can see it turning brown or white receding and dying. Trust me there was a ton more of this stuff before ats was installed but every day I can see the algae receding a bit and with the help of my trusty algae blenny it will be gone eventually.
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srusso I love that trough design.
I am diffidently going to use it. with this sump and this space and these light's I hope everything will fit. I can always have the back hanging out a bit. |
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Wasn't my design, it's Tabwyo's... I just moved it over from another thread.
Please understand this design is not a standardized build and doesn't have the same guidelines as stated in the first posts if this thread. Also understand that a horizontal scrubber needs to be 4x larger than a vertical one. Tabwyo's troff design is 48" long and 5" wide, it is what works for him. I still need to get photos of his tank to show proof of it scrubbing power. But I have no doubt that it works, algae is a powerful thing. This troff design is the same used by Paul B in his 40 year old tank. I must admit. If I had a 70 gallon long tank and not 70 gallon tall, I would have one of these on the top back of my tank as well. I would also have a standard sump model under the tank.
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I just got finished reading this thread awesome amount of information here. One question I have is what about Anthelia and Xenia does the scrubber take what they need from the water? If the answer is no then I am buiding one tonight I am tired of battling algae.
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02/21/2011, 07:24 PM | #216 |
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From what I've been told, Xenia will not survive in water with zero N and P. That being said, I have very low N and P (I overfeed to keep some around) and the Zenia and Anthelia grow like frakkin weeds.
I've fragged some over to others who have put them into tanks running GFO and Carbon and zero N/P and they turn into white milky messes or disappear. Bottom line here is that you can keep your Xenia and Anthelia, but you have to feed enough to keep the N and P levels at least at trace amounts. When I installed the scrubber, I did notice a recession of the Xenia colony, but I also changed the light bulbs from stock to ATI about 2-3 weeks after starting the ATS, so I can't say it's 100% either ones doing. But here is a time-lapse for you 9-13-2010 10-01-2010 ATS Installed on 10.10.10 New lamps installed 11-09-10 12-02-2010 02-19-2011 Taken right after fragging 20 heads of Xenia and about 4 square inches of Anthelia I wouldn't say that they're suffering by any means. They're growing up the back wall of the tank. I'm trying like crazy to get rid of them. IMO, your ATS screen will either kill them or cause them to explode. I would have to say that the jury is out.
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Floyd, I couldn't be happier with that post. Thank you!
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Damn servers wicked busy... doubled posted
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When I get my algae filter going, I plan to run two filters at 200W T5 each, but only illuminate one at a time, with a short photoperiod maybe 4-6 hours. Figure 4 in this link shows O2 production in Chaeto real high for a few hours, then a steep drop off. In the discussion, it is mentioned that other algae have similar O2 production rates. So, if one filter is lit for 6 hours, the other will be dark those 6 hours. Then switch so that each filter is lit for a total of 12 hours a day. This might be the best way to get the most growth per watt. I want to squeeze that 200W as hard as I can.
http://www.int-res.com/articles/meps/134/m134p207.pdf
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That's interesting...I think I do remember reading something similar to that a while back, I might have to do some digging. But as far as 2 screens go, I'm not sure that you would have a substantially more effective filtration system. Not saying that 2 isn't better than one, because of redundancy factors and other reasons, but as far as strict filtration capacity goes, you might get 1.5x the filtering capacity or something like that. Since algae, like any other plant, takes in CO2 and gives off O2 when lit, and the opposite when dark, the 2 screens would be offsetting each other to some extent if they were on alternating cycles I would think.
Also - 200W each? What size tank are you planning this for? That's like 8 24" 24W lamps or 4 x 48" 54W lamps. Huge scrubbers.
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Thanks for the photo's and the input Flyod I am going to start my ATS tomorrow. I have a 70 gallon cube that is starting an algae outbreak I think I should have cooked my live rock. Got it from a fellow reefer and I am pretty sure it must of had a hair algae problem before he took the tank down. But with the help of the ATS I am building I will nip it in the bud.
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If I have done my calculations right. For a 70 gallon cube I need 70 square inches of screen (since I am lighting both sides) and 70 watts of flourescents. Will it hurt if I build it a little bigger say 10 x 10 with a hundred watts of light?
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FYI my tank is a 70 gallon and I have a scrubber double the size needed for my tank and everything works out fine.
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Kdirk, looks like a great build! Please share with us scrubber size and tank photos if you don't mind. I tell everyone be sure to rough up your screen as much as possible. I can't tell from your pictures how rough it is... Otherwise it's a great scrubber, nice work.
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