Made An Algae Scrubber

[scubasteve]

well going through some things found some cutoff acrylic peices i kept so out of boredom rigged up an algae scrubber attachment that i have wanted for a bit heres how it turned out once i wash it ill post a pic of it in tank with the mats in

 

[barebottomcouple]

cant wait to see it im really playing with the idea on the new seahorse tank

 

[scubasteve]

i had to make this due to the lack of space so i made it to sit on the end of the tank plus i dont want another pump so overflow pipe wil go to this and i still have a little spot for floss now im down to a 2"x2" square so am gonna change daily now

 

[barebottomcouple]

i had to make this due to the lack of space so i made it to sit on the end of the tank plus i dont want another pump so overflow pipe wil go to this and i still have a little spot for floss now im down to a 2"x2" square so am gonna change daily now

I want the overflow to be the same way direct into floss and over scrubber

 

[Kyle1970]

Looks good. You have a light you plan on blasting it with?

 

[scubasteve]

Looks good. You have a light you plan on blasting it with?

yep got a couple to choose from im always picking up lights for future projects

 

[hark]

I made one this weekend as well, I'll post my photos later from my bb

 

[sunnykita]

following !

 

[pulpfiction1]

read quite abit about scrubbers over the last few years,one thing that i find interesting is that they dont have to be very large,
would like to keep up on how it works out for you

 

[scubasteve]

read quite abit about scrubbers over the last few years,one thing that i find interesting is that they dont have to be very large,
would like to keep up on how it works out for you

No not all all my 125gal was 10"x12" and doubled my water change times i swear by them not to mention depending what style alot cheaper than a reactor only running cost is a light bulb which isnt much if you opt for a cheap warm white cfl

 

[scubasteve]

I made one this weekend as well, I'll post my photos later from my bb

Sweet lets see it there so many different ways to rig these the possibilities are endless

 

[clint]

Nice, I wish I had a sump

 

[scubasteve]

Nice, I wish I had a sump

ive seen one rigged on the side of a tank before just a lil 100 gph pump to get the water in it from the tank... he took away from the ugly look by adding some mangroves...... and there is little in tank ones as well

 

[scubasteve]

here it is rigged and running enjoy

 

[barebottomcouple]

awesome might have to visit sometime

 

[scubasteve]

hopefully by then ill have a custom acrylic sump built..... need to get some funds so i can get some cheap acrylic from kw surplus

 

[barebottomcouple]

hay Steve have you seen these? kinda neat idea http://www.ebay.ca/itm/Algae-Scrubb...300?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3f48e328bc

 

[Kevin Tran]

Very clean and sharp looking Steve

 

[scubasteve]

hay Steve have you seen these? kinda neat idea http://www.ebay.ca/itm/Algae-Scrubb...300?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3f48e328bc

thats awesome cleaning might be a PITA tho lol

 

[BigReefer]

sorry stupid question ,... whats the stuff the algae sticks to i think i have a area i might be able to use this ... I have a tickle area were water runs over in my sump and i have a light above it ... i think i could hand some pvc pipe there and the water would go threw it ...