3rd attempted on scrubber

[liquidnoise]

this is the 3rd attempt as the 1st 2 was not very neat and messy. so far its been 3 days. no sign of algae yet. about 18 hrs a day. notice the skimmer is going crazy after installing and the corals not doing very well. will test the water this wkend to see if the shut down has cost a huge spike in the water parameters. so for those who intend to try, remember not to shut down the rtn pump for 2 long.

[Kelvin81]

Is your light is red color? Using red led can deliver good result. All the best

[liquidnoise]

Is your light is red color? Using red led can deliver good result. All the best

nah, its white. we recycles an old art work lamp. plus its like so fitting so why not. thx will update so all can try..its really easy.

[liquidnoise]

just realise my english is terrible. 3rd attempt not 3rd attempted....

[mjck]

Change the tube to warm white. The white tube will not yield much growth.

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[sherman]

You need to change your light to warm color .2700 k

[liquidnoise]

warm white? meaning t5? sorry newbie

[liquidnoise]

yesterday, we notice the mesh is turing a little brownish..is tis a SIGN? kekeke. Thx to Kent we put in Cheatos to help in the process....since tehre is no algae why wast the electricity on airpump and light. might as well use cheatos in the mean time..

[sherman]

If you using light or tube go for 2700k. If you use LED go for 660

[harlo]

May I ask where to get the plastic mesh? Would like to set up ATS too.

[liquidnoise]

starting to show signs! bt not sure if its the 2 anenome we added. the skimmer when crazy.

[liquidnoise]

pls note tat the cheato is added in..for now dun waste the bubbles as well as the light. kekekeke

[kanegan]

Light not strong enough.

Skimmer does not remove nitrate. Scrubber does.

[liquidnoise]

Light not strong enough.

Skimmer does not remove nitrate. Scrubber does.

is the brownish coloring on the mesh signs of algae forming?

[kanegan]

Yes but wrong type and too little to consider export.

[liquidnoise]

Yes but wrong type and too little to consider export.

first is the brownish then the greenish?

[sklego]

first is the brownish then the greenish?

yes bro, you will see the brown one first and then when the system kicks in, you will see the green algae in strands. give it 3 to 5 weeks.

[liquidnoise]

yes bro, you will see the brown one first and then when the system kicks in, you will see the green algae in strands. give it 3 to 5 weeks.

so technically, still possible to use white light except tat the process takes longer? Its been 6 days since the ats started...tot its pretty fast to even see browning.

[kanegan]

You may not see green with this light. My opinion.

[liquidnoise]

You may not see green with this light. My opinion.

lets give it a chance since it has been set up. so far its promising....if end of 4 weeks nothing happens then will change...at least for those who is thinking of where to get lights this is good as its easily avaliable together with stand so swee swee fit. if not still can attach red led or warm light later

[kanegan]

True. Good luck. Just don't poison your fish in the meantime.

[sklego]

lets give it a chance since it has been set up. so far its promising....if end of 4 weeks nothing happens then will change...at least for those who is thinking of where to get lights this is good as its easily avaliable together with stand so swee swee fit. if not still can attach red led or warm light later

Yes, i would say give it more time too bro.

The amount of brown you see after 6 days is pretty good compared to me (i only see decent amount of browning after 10 days). Just note that it will take a while, probably two cycles of 3-4 weeks (that's the time lapse before i clean the scrubber) before i saw the green algae in strands. It goes brown first, then darker and darker, then you see a mesh of green algae, then strands of green algae.

[liquidnoise]

True. Good luck. Just don't poison your fish in the meantime.

ohh the message we all want to bring to hobbist is please also do ur WC regime and all other stuff you do to maintain water condition. this will be a add on to it....

[liquidnoise]

Yes, i would say give it more time too bro.

The amount of brown you see after 6 days is pretty good compared to me (i only see decent amount of browning after 10 days). Just note that it will take a while, probably two cycles of 3-4 weeks (that's the time lapse before i clean the scrubber) before i saw the green algae in strands. It goes brown first, then darker and darker, then you see a mesh of green algae, then strands of green algae.

there was another refeer who suggested seeding. meaning scraping green algae from the tank to apply on the mesh to speed up the process

[liquidnoise]

taken on sat. seems like its good result. But the glass wall also having shades of brown.