Isaac Posted February 7, 2018 Author Share Posted February 7, 2018 2 minutes ago, Rocks Reef said: You don't need to overfeed to get it working. It will take time to start to grow. At first, you will get like a slime layer on the screen. Remove that after about a week. You will slowly start seeing the green algae taking hold. Mine took about 2 weeks to start growing green algae...now, it grows it like crazy!! If you need help, contact me. yup, thats what i've read so far. i was hoping seeding it would speed that up. the overfed part is once it takes hold and removes tooo much. I used this as a good reference... its pretty old (2011!) http://algaescrubber.net/forums/showthread.php?1291-Algae-Scrubber-Basics-The-Summary Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
victoly Posted February 8, 2018 Share Posted February 8, 2018 I really, really want to do some real world testing on the nutrient export capabilities of some of these algae reactors on the market. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isaac Posted February 8, 2018 Author Share Posted February 8, 2018 start of day5: start day1 to end day 4: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isaac Posted February 8, 2018 Author Share Posted February 8, 2018 its apparent i need to upgrade my manifold pump from dc-9000 to dc-12000 to get even flow on this. That link above has this tidbit: my screen has about 1/3 of that, which is more obvious today with the streaks of growth. bleh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+BobcatReefer Posted February 8, 2018 Share Posted February 8, 2018 Isaac, you've forgotten more about reefing than I'll ever know, but for the love of watching pots, LEAVE IT ALONE!! Let that sucker work for a week or two before you try and fix it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isaac Posted February 8, 2018 Author Share Posted February 8, 2018 well... i'd rather get things corrected upfront.. its still early on plus the DT could benefit for slightly high flow. been debating a stronger pump for awhile, this just pushed it over the edge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted February 8, 2018 Share Posted February 8, 2018 Isaac, you've forgotten more about reefing than I'll ever know, but for the love of watching pots, LEAVE IT ALONE!! Let that sucker work for a week or two before you try and fix it!You told me that line too... I feel so cheap and dirty now... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isaac Posted February 8, 2018 Author Share Posted February 8, 2018 1 minute ago, FarmerTy said: 12 minutes ago, BobcatReefer said: Isaac, you've forgotten more about reefing than I'll ever know, but for the love of watching pots, LEAVE IT ALONE!! Let that sucker work for a week or two before you try and fix it! You told me that line too... I feel so cheap and dirty now... only "feel?" muahahaha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted February 8, 2018 Share Posted February 8, 2018 only "feel?" muahahahaLaugh now until he tells the same line to the next person... You'll feel like last week's skimmate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isaac Posted February 8, 2018 Author Share Posted February 8, 2018 15 minutes ago, FarmerTy said: 21 minutes ago, Isaac said: only "feel?" muahahaha Laugh now until he tells the same line to the next person... You'll feel like last week's skimmate. so, are you the pot or the kettle? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted February 8, 2018 Share Posted February 8, 2018 so, are you the pot or the kettle?I prefer instapot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isaac Posted February 8, 2018 Author Share Posted February 8, 2018 Just now, FarmerTy said: 1 minute ago, Isaac said: so, are you the pot or the kettle? I prefer instapot. yea, at least you can watch a timer on those 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
victoly Posted February 8, 2018 Share Posted February 8, 2018 1 hour ago, FarmerTy said: 1 hour ago, Isaac said: so, are you the pot or the kettle? I prefer instapot. You don't get drug tested much as a realtor do you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted February 8, 2018 Share Posted February 8, 2018 You don't get drug tested much as a realtor do you?I bring a cup to every listing appointment just in case. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
victoly Posted February 8, 2018 Share Posted February 8, 2018 You’re so considerate !Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isaac Posted February 8, 2018 Author Share Posted February 8, 2018 refilled/swapped co2 tank! (this way i can look back and see when my last one was) June 1, 2017 was the last one, thats ~9 months.. apropos, since im growing and birthing corals, muahahahahaaa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isaac Posted February 9, 2018 Author Share Posted February 9, 2018 start day 6.... 1-5 comparison.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isaac Posted February 10, 2018 Author Share Posted February 10, 2018 start day 7: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isaac Posted February 11, 2018 Author Share Posted February 11, 2018 designed/printed some mounts... https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2789757 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isaac Posted February 11, 2018 Author Share Posted February 11, 2018 start day 8... first full week comparison.. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isaac Posted February 12, 2018 Author Share Posted February 12, 2018 start day9 8 day comparison... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isaac Posted February 12, 2018 Author Share Posted February 12, 2018 so its hard to see between 8 and 9.. but 9 has more "fluff" which means it appears sections are starting to grow GHA, while other sections are still in "slime" mode. The whole reason i needed this was my frag tank has been growing GHA like nuts. now that the scrubber is running, i'm gonna have to manually clean as much GHA from the frag tank today and not run the lights for a couple days.... so next couple days might actually show some sizable growth. i hate GHA. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christyef Posted February 13, 2018 Share Posted February 13, 2018 Fluconazole did magic for my GHA/bryopsisSent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isaac Posted February 13, 2018 Author Share Posted February 13, 2018 6 hours ago, Christyef said: Fluconazole did magic for my GHA/bryopsis its not in my DT, so didnt wanna go there yet. if the scrubber works, its a longer lasting method... side effect of nutrient export. took me 4hrs to clean and scrape off all the frags and tank... my frag tank is 1/4 the size of @FarmerTy's... i cant even imagine having to clean his! he'd have to pay me in many frags. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted February 13, 2018 Share Posted February 13, 2018 its not in my DT, so didnt wanna go there yet. if the scrubber works, its a longer lasting method... side effect of nutrient export. took me 4hrs to clean and scrape off all the frags and tank... my frag tank is 1/4 the size of [mention=463]FarmerTy[/mention]'s... i cant even imagine having to clean his! he'd have to pay me in many frags.Clean and scrape? I've outsourced that to a foxface. That's my form of currency these days. What's it going to take to repair my car man? Give it to me straight... 6 frags? 8 frags? 10?!!!? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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