Diy Algae Scrubber In Sump

Just a few comments you sized your screen to be 2 sq in for each gallon this is actually twice the size of the old volume based guideline which was 1 sq in per gallon but now screens are recommended to be sized according to the amount you feed.

Diy algae scrubber in sump. In this video i will be converting my frag tanks refugium to a diy algae scrubber. Dec 22 2013 2. I was the one who wrote the algae scrubber basics summaries floyd r turbo. The super charged version.

Building an algae scrubber for your aquarium is yet another way to battle nitrates in your aquarium while keeping the display nuisance algae free. The first thing i did was remove everything from the 20 gallon tall sump s. Good writeup came across it on a random google search. I built an uas using leds and changed the sump lighting to leds in hopes to combat the heat issue.

Sumps and clear water algae scrubbers come together to create a filtration powerhouse with a sump specifically designed for algae scrubbers. Larger pipe puts less head pressure on the pump which will increase the flow rate. If you re doing a pump fed algae scrubber either top of tank or sump try to match the size of the slot pipe and other pvc components to the recommendations from the pump manufacturer and if in doubt err on the side of larger pipe. Clear water cw 200 algae turf scrubber recommended for tanks up to 250 gallons algae turf scrubbers ats use naturally growing algae to combat nutrients 1 074 99 notify me when in stock.