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Upflow Algae Scrubber

iTzJu

iTzJu

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I stumbled upon this neat little algae scrubber, Hang-On-Glass (HOG) Upflow Algae Scrubber (UAS).

I've been reading about Algae Scrubbers for a while now and I've always been tempted to add one to my tank but the limited space I have wont let me allow it. I am currently battle cyano and this thing could definitely help me in that battle.

Does anyone have any experience with this product or algae scrubbers in general? I am very tempted to purchase one of these.
 
dirtycontour

dirtycontour

iTzJu said:
Thanks for the link! whoa, people really use these things to an extent. I thought these were just a good supplemental filter. Seems people use Algae Scrubbers as their main filtration.
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That's where I got my info for my ATS. I don't know how I feel about going skimmerless though..
 
iTzJu

iTzJu

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yeah, I don't like the idea of going full blown skimmerless either lol but damn, it seems like these things put in work. Now, I just need to find a way to incorporate it in my already cluttered stand! haha

I really like the idea of naturally lowering NO3/PO4 in the system, I mean I do that already through a refugium but not as efficiently as an algae scrubber would.

How long have you been using yours and how are the parameters in your water in regards to no3/po4?
 
dirtycontour

dirtycontour

The scrubber doesn't take up much room at all. I'll get a couple pics up when I get home. The lighting takes up the most space. Mine has only been up a little longer than two months. I harvest a decent amount of algae weekly. My NO3 went from 25ppm to around 5ppm(Salifert). I don't test for PO4, but I don't have any nuisance algae in my DT. So far, I'm happy with it.
 
dirtycontour

dirtycontour

This is what my sump looks like.
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I have an MJ1200 I'm using to power it. I was using the pump for my carbon and gfo. I ended up stopping gfo and buying an mj600 to run the carbon. In hindsight the mj1200 is too much for my design, I have the ball valve more than half closed on the scrubber.
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Not sure how good this pic will show up but this is about four days growth.
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Now, I'm not pushing you to try the scrubber, but I'm happy with the experiment so far.
 
iTzJu

iTzJu

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looks simple enough! thanks for sharing those pictures.

do you experience extensive salt creep or the water flow through the screen isn't causing a lot of turbulence?
 
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