Alge turf scrubber

[Travis55]

Hey all. Ive got a terrible outbreak on my tank. A friend recommend a turf scrubber. Could anyone post pics of theirs? Thanks!

 

[FTMMWS]

Hey all. Ive got a terrible outbreak on my tank. A friend recommend a turf scrubber. Could anyone post pics of theirs? Thanks!

These are great and its all i have for filtration,,,going on 3 years now..
There is a great thread in here too somewhere...

Heres my new one

 

[Travis55]

These are great and its all i have for filtration,,,going on 3 years now..
There is a great thread in here too somewhere...

Heres my new one

That looks awesome! Would u mind explaining how u did this and what all u used? Would u take some pics? Id really appreciate it!!!

 

[Bryceguam]

Going to build one myself...ill follow this thread!

 

[Gti_Leo]

theres nothing to building an algae scrubber, all you need is a screen zip tied to piece of pipe with holes drilled in it a small pump to pump water and some low kelvin lamps on eitehr side

 

[FTMMWS]

These are great and its all i have for filtration,,,going on 3 years now..
There is a great thread in here too somewhere...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CHR2Us-kxRs&list=UUe1xo4_1nckoyWvUQQO0qTw&index=4&feature=plcp

Found it ,,just don't reply to it or bump it ,,i got a warning for doing it last time...should be a sticky IMO,,very good info...The guy who did it hasn't been around here much lately though..Has all you need to know ,,good luck


http://www.aquariumadvice.com/forums/f20/algae-scrubber-basics-163817.html

 

[melosu58]

Moved to General Hardware and equipment discussion.

 

[Gti_Leo]

Found it ,,just don't reply to it or bump it ,,i got a warning for doing it last time...should be a sticky IMO,,very good info...The guy who did it hasn't been around here much lately though..Has all you need to know ,,good luck


http://www.aquariumadvice.com/forums/f20/algae-scrubber-basics-163817.html

that reminds me of the santamonicaalgae scrubber.hhhhhmmm same guy or stolen ider

 

[FTMMWS]

that reminds me of the santamonicaalgae scrubber.hhhhhmmm same guy or stolen ider

Nah, its not a rip off or the same guy,while santamonica put the scrubber on the map ,so to speak(lots of trial and error by the way,and still making changes) the scrubbers have been around since the 70's ,,santamonica didn't discover or invent anything new,just made it more aware ...

 

[Terrance]

Hey all. Ive got a terrible outbreak on my tank.

What kind of outbreak are you talking about?

 

[Travis55]

What kind of outbreak are you talking about?

I use my net and skim it off and the next days its back... makes me wanna give up and not even look at my tank...

 

[Ibrahim]

I use my net and skim it off and the next days its back... makes me wanna give up and not even look at my tank...

That's cyano bacteria. Red cyano rx by blue life is a great medication. Remove all the cyano you possibly can then follow the directions. It should be gone in a week or less

 

[Travis55]

That's cyano bacteria. Red cyano rx by blue life is a great medication. Remove all the cyano you possibly can then follow the directions. It should be gone in a week or less

I looked it up. A little pricey but it does work good?

 

[Ibrahim]

I looked it up. A little pricey but it does work good?

Very well. It also lasts long. It's what I used when I had cyano

 

[Travis55]

Very well. It also lasts long. It's what I used when I had cyano

And it hasnt killed anything like fish? Ive heard it could kill fish. Any problems?

 

[Ibrahim]

And it hasnt killed anything like fish? Ive heard it could kill fish. Any problems?

Nope it's reef safe. Even invert saf