Introducing the new Turbo Algae Scrubber! (Rev 4)

[Turbo's Aquatics]

Sorry Steve, been working on getting caught up on shipping!! I'll have something rough within a few days!

 

[fab]

...but if you were referring to the Performance Guarantee (that just dawned on me)...if you want an L8 or L16 I'm about 95% sure...

Thanks for your generous offer. I do not want to cut into any of your profitability just to have something to play with earlier. I've learned over my decades of being (... or trying to be) an Aquarist that hurrying up is only good when you're trying to head off an impending disaster. Patience pays.

I am good with waiting for the real McCoy. Good luck on your next runs.
fab

 

[Steve Maxwell]

Sorry Steve, been working on getting caught up on shipping!! I'll have something rough within a few days!

Sounds good

 

[cthedaytrader]

I got mine this week, it was packed perfectly, obviously a lot of time went into preparing it for shipment. I got it set up this weekend, and I have to say the cool factor of my sump area went up lol. Can't wait to see how it works on my system.

 

[steiger33]

When and how can I get on the next list?

 

[Turbo's Aquatics]

I'll put you on it, which size unit are you interested in @steiger33?

 

[Turbo's Aquatics]

I got mine this week, it was packed perfectly, obviously a lot of time went into preparing it for shipment. I got it set up this weekend, and I have to say the cool factor of my sump area went up lol. Can't wait to see how it works on my system.

Shipping is one thing that I have always paid close attention to. The previous versions required a LOT more packaging - the acrylic was more fragile and the heat sinks were bulkier, so I used a lot of packing peanuts and a big box (though it was still pretty snug in there)

The custom heat sinks and ABS vs acrylic really cut down on the shipping weight. The Rev 3 L2 weighed in at 16 lbs in a 12x12x12 cube box (shipping weight). The Rev 4 L2 weighs in at 10.5 lbs in a 14x10x10 box (shipping weight) - verified on a USPS scale today (first Rev 4 L2 shipped internationally today, UK bound). That's a 33% reduction in overall weight!

Plus, it doesn't require nearly as much padding due to the impact resistance of ABS, so out with the packing peanuts and in with fill-pak (brown paper, much more environmentally friendly and WAY easier to stock!!).

 

[Jlentz]

The packing was great. Thanks for skipping the peanuts!

 

[chris31759]

Hi Bud,
I just installed my new L2. Everything went great. Very impressed with the build quality. I like the mortar coated screen to initiate algae growth. Thanks again Bud. Good luck getting caught up. I'm sure with more and more great reviews, you will even be busier. I will update with a few pictures after a week or so.

 

[Turbo's Aquatics]

So my first crack at the mounting brackets was an epic engineering fail. They are no where close to as rigid as they need to me. Exploring a couple possible modifications / options, but in the meantime I will be making custom acrylic brackets.

I'll be posting up some information on these over the next few days, I have a bit of a crunch to push through before visiting family this coming weekend.

 

[Turbo's Aquatics]

I revised this statement below to add L8 and L16 into the offer, and clarify the details a bit, any revisions/updates will be kept up to date here:

https://support.turbosaquatics.com/...cles/special-offer-for-l4-l8-and-l16-waitlist

I edited the prior post about this offer and placed it on my support site so that I could keep it updated and reference people to it. Just FYI

 

[adhd_nerd]

Sharing my install.

 

[WilRams]

Nice install. Is that a 3d printed bracket?

 

[adhd_nerd]

Yes. If there are two hobbies that go together well, they are 3d printing and reef aquarium.

 

[cono]

I just got mine today and just have one complaint ......
The one thing that Floyed
forgot and it took me about a half hour to try to figure it out was........................ The directions on how to unpack it ....lol what a packing he did never seen anything like it .
Anther thing I would like to say I would never buy a scrubber from anyone else what craftsmanship never seen anything like it .....also all the supplies that come with it nothing was forgotten ..... I don't think anyone has gone through all the thinking and getting all the bugs out ...this is quality .....
Oh and like I mentioned to Floyd I only deal with people like him . All of my equipment comes from guys like Floyd . And Floyd whenever you come to New York you are welcome to pick out anything in my store ...lol

 

[WilRams]

Yes. If there are two hobbies that go together well, they are 3d printing and reef aquarium.

Sweet looks very good. Good job. A clean mounting solution is something I'll have to figure out once I get mine.

 

[imustbenuts]

Sharing my install.

Are you using a pump for your supply or is it plumbed off your drain?

 

[Turbo's Aquatics]

Sharing my install.

Those are probably the coolest brackets I've seen! Very nice. Did you drill holes through the 4 corners of the base & through the brackets and add thumbscrews to secure it in place? You might find yourself getting a few requests for those

I can see in your pics that the lid isn't quite all the way on. Start at one end and slide your hand to the other end and it will snap down all the way. There is a lip on the inside of the lid which matches the inside of the Growth Chamber and prevents condensation on the lid from getting out - so you want that to be snapped into the top of the Growth Chamber. The Growth Chamber is sometimes a little bowed inward due to cooling shrinkage out of the mold, so you have to get the lid on at one end and swipe across and that will get the two parts locked in together.

 

[adhd_nerd]

Are you using a pump for your supply or is it plumbed off your drain?

Running off of the overflow drain. I had to add a valve to the tail end of the drain to create some back pressure. It was making a gurgling noise otherwise. I think it was pulling water back from the ATS without that valve.

 

[Turbo's Aquatics]

Probably back-siphoning, my first setup was similar to your except I plumbed the full flow to the scrubber then had a bypass line right before it that was a T in the pipe with a 90 over and down to the sump. The slightest flow out that bypass caused it to siphon and kill the flow to the scrubber.

What I might try in your instance is something similar so that the pressure stays on the scrubber but allows for bypass in the case of a clog (something coming down the pipe and snagging on the screen inside the slot pipe, not the slot pipe clogging with algae)

Writeup on the general idea is here in the Basics thread
https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/algae-scrubber-basics.63113/page-3#post-873376