mdaniel2882
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what is everyones opinion of algae scrubbers...do they work...are they worth the effort.
I think he`s talking about plastic canvas board that goes to the sump and runs water over it allowing algea to grow on it and as the water runs over the algea it depletes the excessive nutrients in the water.
You still have to replenish trace elements though. Unless you plan on dosing everything.if the reason for water changes is nitrates the you'll never need an other water change.
that reason would be different then LOLYou still have to replenish trace elements though. Unless you plan on dosing everything.if the reason for water changes is nitrates the you'll never need an other water change.
I just wanted to make a comment (even though this thread is old) that there was a lawsuit involving the rights to the dump-style turf algae filter that was just settled this year, and Inland Aquatics in Terre Haute, IN is now beginning to sell their version again. If anyone REALLY REALLY wants the answers to DIY scrubber, that Santa Monica guys that "blasted" his information everywhere has a 1200 post thread on the Reef Sanctuary site that has literally hundreds of DIY examples from the actual people who tried them.
Also, as a side note, Inland Aquatics has 40,000 gallons of saltwater tanks and they have not done a single water change in 15 years.
Fifteen years.
It's not as simple as it seems unless everything is a FO tank.I'm going to have to check that out. 15 years just makes me go .
In a non-reef system, they can potentially be completely eliminated. In the reef system, a 10% PWC every week or every other week, or 20% a month would probably still be needed unless you invested a lot of time and money in equipment, testing and tweaking to get it 'perfect'.