Sites like Kickstarter and Indigogo are the public domains TV version of Shark Tank. Numerous products are pitched for public buy-in and once in a blue moon you will see an aquarists related item.
Have you got anything worthwhile from these sites for your hobby?
A newish tank (2 months old) with low nutrients and no algae, has low pH 7.8-8.0. It is a 30G tank running a canister filter (crazy, I know) with SeaChem Matrix and ROX activated carbon. I dose live phyto twice per day.
There is no sump
There is no skimmer
There is no space under the tank for...
Hi averyone,
So i had a ball of chaeto in my main tank for few moths, but it died due, i think, to the lack of light with coral growth, so i wanted to add a little "refugium" in my Max Nano (and i had my 1st nutrient spike because of the chaeto dying, i think) so i bought a Tunze Eco Chic and...
Hi all,
I have a magnetic scrubber and a razor-scraper that employ with good old regular muscle/elbow-grease when cleaning the inside of the glass. It's not HARD work, just time consuming and pretty detail focused to get it all nice and clean.
I was wondering if you have a tips or tricks...
I would have assumed that this question was asked before, but I didn’t see it anywhere. But, I’m sorry if it’s a repeat and I just missed it.
‘Soon I will be ready to set up a 50g reef aquarium, with a 20g sump. My plan is to incorporate a refugium into my sump. I’ve read a lot of articles and...
Hi all,
I installed an algae-scrubber on my 150gal about 5 months ago, and I love it. Since then, my skimmer has collected about 1-inch, MAYBE, of skimmate. So now I'm wondering if I should just remove my skimmer altogether...
Has anyone replaced their skimmer with an algae-scrubber...
Tank - 150-gallon euro with ~20-gallon sump
Lights - Radion XR15 Pro x4, 9-hour for radion
Algae scrubber - the reverse of light schedule with a 60-minute overlap on each side
Dose 25.6 ML of BRS soda-ash via Neptune DOS every 3hrs +/-35%
Hybrid Sodium Hydroxide bubbler/CO2 (BRS Soda-lime media)...
Hi all,
I'm going to give Algae scrubbers a try. I am looking at the Santa Monica HOG (bubble type) or a Clear Water (plumbed type).
Has anyone had experience with one kind vs the other? I'm interested to hear your experiences with either specifically those manuf/models or just between the...
Can anyone let me know if I've made a mistake
I'm currently using a co2 scrubber on my skimmer
I'm also recirculating the co2 scrubber from the skimmer cup
This creates a bit of moisture in the scrubber housing and then this gets sucked into the skimmer air intake silencer
I was emptying the...
Howdy, I have an algae scrubber. Every week or two I take out the screen and cut off 90% of the algae. This yields at least a quart size baggie of algae loaded with copepods. I toss the algae in the trash but I hate losing all the pods that I could be putting in my tank. Anyone have a...
Is there any use in a reef for spent soda lime or a way to rejuvenate it to use it again?
I have medical grade that changes colors, probably what BRS uses but didn't get from them.
The prices are suggested. If you are interested, get your name in the hat. I will entertain reasonable offers.
Items for Sale: (3 aquariums, supplies and stock)
220 gallon 6' aquarium with black stand ($600 obo)
2-Coral Box CP-9 wave makers with wireless controllers ($70 obo)
1- Jaebo IPX8...
Used ATS with 4 gem5 lights. The bottom of the base has some blemishes, I attempted to glue some legs on at one point. Can't be seen once installed in your system. I did replaced one of the light connections. It will come with end caps, without the end caps you have to run all 4 lights. With the...
I get this question fairly regularly.
Sometimes, the answer is pretty cut and dry. Other times, it's very much dependent on your specific tank setup and/or conditions.
Things that might affect your decision might include (but are certainly not limited to):
Feeding rate on an average daily...
I'll be increasing my level of Algae Scrubber production significantly over the next couple weeks. Now is the time to get in line if you've been on the fence about getting one of my scrubbers!
This is due to a bit of an unfortunate circumstance related to my day job. Or, it could turn out to...
I was @Reef A Palooza Orlando this past Saturday and had an absolute blast! Got to meet a lot of solid vendors and contacts and Dave the owner of @REEF2REEF and his lovely wife. Also got to meet the guys from CoralVue, @EcoTech Marine , ClearwaterScubbers , AquaFX , Royal Exclusiv, Hanna...
Back in late August I built a algae scrubber. To this day all it has grown is diatoms...
Info about the scrubber:
Waterfall style, screen is about 9" x 4", uses an individual pump to supply flow 295gph pump and most importantly the lights... rapidled solderless leds, 4 reds and 2 blues on each...