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Minoz... screen needs to be smaller, and MUCH rougher... can't just scrape some plastic. Needs to be plastic canvas, roughed up. Reflector needs to be bigger (and 2-sided is much better), and bulbs need to be 2700 or 3000k...

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Scrubbers are now sized according to feeding. Nutrients "in" (feeding) must equal nutrients "out" (scrubber growth), no matter how many gallons you have. So...

An example VERTICAL waterfall screen size is 3 X 4 inches = 12 square inches of screen (7.5 X 10 cm = 75 sq cm) with a total of 12 real watts (not equivalent) of fluorescent light for 18 hours a day. If all 12 watts are on one side, it is a 1-sided screen. If 6 watts are on each side, it is a 2-sided screen, but the total is still 12 watts for 18 hours a day. This screen size and wattage should be able to handle the following amounts of daily feeding:

1 frozen cube per day (2-sided screen), or

1/2 frozen cube per day (1-sided screen), or

10 pinches of flake food per day (2-sided screen), or

5 pinches of flake food per day (1-sided screen), or

10 square inches (60 sq cm) of nori per day (2-sided screen), or

5 square inches (30 sq cm) of nori per day (1-sided screen), or

0.1 dry ounce (2.8 grams) of pellet food per day (2-sided screen), or

0.05 dry ounce (1.4 grams) of pellet food per day (1-sided screen)

High-wattage technique: Double the wattage, and cut the hours in half (to 9 per day). This will get brown screens to grow green much faster. Thus the example above would be 12 watts on each side, for a total of 24 watts, but for only 9 hours per day. If growth starts to turn YELLOW, then increase the flow, or add iron, or reduce the number of hours. And since the bulbs are operating for 9 hours instead of 18, they will last 6 months instead of 3 months.

Very rough screen made of roughed-up-like-a-cactus plastic canvas.

Clean algae off of screen every 7 to 14 days, so that you can see the white screen material.

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Hi SM,

I get this red algae on my ATS instead of green.

Why?

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6.5 * 2 * 2 + 3.75 * 1.5 *1.5,(Decomn on 14/9/08)
4*2*2 + 2.5*1.25*1.25 (Decomn on 1/8/09)
5*2*2 (Fully LED light system, 140 3 watt SSC leds with 60 degree lens)(Decomm)
2.5*2*2(Fully LED Light System,96 3 watt SSC leds with 60 degree lens)(Decomm)

5*2.5*2(LED only)

Eheim return 1 * pump

1 HP Daikin compressor with cooling coil
2 Jebao OW40, 1 ecotech MP40,
1X6085 Tunze wm,

1 CURVE 7 Skimmer

  1 DIY 80 led control by Bluefish mini 

1 radion XR30W G2, 2 Radion XR15G3

Sump area lite by 5 ft T5 , 6 * SSC 3 watt red LED for refugium

1 Full spectrum E27 led light

1 CR control by bubble count

Start No Water Change since 1st Dec 2016

Add new 2.5x2x 1.5 ft 

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LCF: Flow seems good, but hard to tell unless you lift up the screen.

Sherman: Your light is too low. Scrape everything off, all the way to the screen, and make sure your light is on 18 hours. Double the wattage if you can.

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Hi SantaMonica, just wondering, most forum threads like http://www.melevsreef.com/fuge_bulb.html recommend the use of 5100k colour temp to grow macro algae in refugium while you recommend the use of 2700k or 3100k colour temp for the algae scrubbers. Is it because we are trying to grow different types of algae here?

Thanks!

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The more red, the better. 2700 has more red. 660nm LEDs are all red.

Thanks SantaMonica, I'm assuming you are answering my earlier question on growing macro algae like chaeto. I will get a 2700k PAR30 LED for my refugium and see how does my chaeto do.

Thanks!

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Scrubbers are now sized according to feeding. Nutrients "in" (feeding) must equal nutrients "out" (scrubber growth), no matter how many gallons you have. So...

So the tank size doesnt matter? Currently my screen 11" x 11" and my tank size 6x2x2 feet. Do you think my screen more than enough? or should i go with smaller screen?

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So the tank size doesnt matter? Currently my screen 11" x 11" and my tank size 6x2x2 feet. Do you think my screen more than enough? or should i go with smaller screen?

Tanks size does not matter. How much are the feeding? 11 X 11 = 121 sq in = 10 cubes of food per day, and need at least 121 real CFL watts or 60 LED watts.

My scrubber is just 2 weeks old and I am starting to get growth of green algae, not hair algae but more of a layer of green growth in patches. Is this normal?

Yep.

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Hi, Can I use Beamswork Ultra-Bright LED for the algae scrubber? It is 10000k Led x 6, with 3 actinic led.

Reef
Tank: 48"x 24"x 24"
Lightings: Maxspect Razor 120w x 2

Skimmer: Skimz Kone SK1
Chiller: Hailea 1/4 hp w/ Aquabee 3000
Wave Maker: Tunze 6065 x 2
Return Pump: Eheim 1262
Uv: Coralife 9 watt Uv w/ Eheim compact 1000


Fowlr
Tank: 36"x 21"x 16"
Lightings: Beamswork Ultrabright Led x 2
Skimmer: Skimz SM161
Wave Maker: Maxijet 1200
Return Pump: Eheim Compact 2000

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For 660nm led do we use bare or with lens

6.5 * 2 * 2 + 3.75 * 1.5 *1.5,(Decomn on 14/9/08)
4*2*2 + 2.5*1.25*1.25 (Decomn on 1/8/09)
5*2*2 (Fully LED light system, 140 3 watt SSC leds with 60 degree lens)(Decomm)
2.5*2*2(Fully LED Light System,96 3 watt SSC leds with 60 degree lens)(Decomm)

5*2.5*2(LED only)

Eheim return 1 * pump

1 HP Daikin compressor with cooling coil
2 Jebao OW40, 1 ecotech MP40,
1X6085 Tunze wm,

1 CURVE 7 Skimmer

  1 DIY 80 led control by Bluefish mini 

1 radion XR30W G2, 2 Radion XR15G3

Sump area lite by 5 ft T5 , 6 * SSC 3 watt red LED for refugium

1 Full spectrum E27 led light

1 CR control by bubble count

Start No Water Change since 1st Dec 2016

Add new 2.5x2x 1.5 ft 

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