Diy Algae Scrubber Reactor
Skimmers are really not related to scrubbers.
Diy algae scrubber reactor. Between activated carbon to protein skimming carbon dosing and denitrification algae scrubbers have been in the conversation of nutrient export since the beginning but it s making a big resurgence with the increasing popularity of chaetomorpha reactors. It works pretty good actually. Might wanna give this one a peek if your looking to buy one. Are skimmers and scrubbers compatible.
In part i the scrubber consists of a 2 liter reactor vessel and a small aquarium air pump. Place the clean chaeto starter algae into your reactor and seal the lid. Algae scrubbers are designed to grow turf algae on a special screen which gives the algae ideal conditions allowing it to grow on the scrubber s screen instead of your aquarium s display. Move the completed diy algae reactor to your tank area and using a clean cup manually transfer some tank water into your reactor until it is about half full.
Are needed just as if you are building a diy reactor overflow or sump. A diy algae scrubber can be made fairly easy if you are skilled in building stuff. Here is my attempt to make a diy algae turf scrubber. The bottle contains a solution of water algae and nutrients.
Room air is passed through the bottles using a standard aquarium bubbler stone where the co2 is absorbed by the algae and oxygen released. Ready 2 run algae scrubber bundle no guessing is needed with the brs ready 2 run clear water algae scrubber 369 00. Scrubbers algae remove ammonia ammonium nitrite nitrate phosphate and metals and co2 and saturate the water with oxygen from the photosynthesis and can provide food to the animals too.