DIY Algae scrubber

[Angelphish]

I just bought some seachem denitrate and gonna build a diy pvc low flow canister and see how the nitrates are going.

I was looking around, and someone has already branded this idea and started manufacturing filters, although they're extremely expensive compared to what you can make diy. They start at $150 for tanks under 20g, and go up to $340 for tanks up to 300g.

 

[kno4te]

I was looking around, and someone has already branded this idea and started manufacturing filters, although they're extremely expensive compared to what you can make diy. They start at $150 for tanks under 20g, and go up to $340 for tanks up to 300g.

Yea I've seen them. Mine will be cheap as possible. No high end anything up in my house lol. Will see how fare it does against the diy algae scrubbers.

 

[Angelphish]

Yea I've seen them. Mine will be cheap as possible. No high end anything up in my house lol. Will see how fare it does against the diy algae scrubbers.

I'll probably end up using pothos, an algae scrubber, and a nitrate filter. The less nitrates the better.

 

[markstrimaran]

Better growth with the 660nm red over the grow lights ?





Yeah ive been reding about the algae on the glass thats gonna be. Hassle in the long run

I am still testing, back to back, 660 vs 640. Too early to tell. Both have green starting to show.

 

[jaws7777]

I just bought some seachem denitrate and gonna build a diy pvc low flow canister and see how the nitrates are going.

Yea I've seen them. Mine will be cheap as possible. No high end anything up in my house lol. Will see how fare it does against the diy algae scrubbers.

Will be cool to see and compare ro the algae scrapper looking forward to it.....soooo ummm yeah when ya starting it lol

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I am still testing, back to back, 660 vs 640. Too early to tell. Both have green starting to show.

Thx i'll tey a full spectrum that leans more towards red amd see how it goes. You were right abut that forum santamonica answered me right away

 

[kno4te]

Will be cool to see and compare ro the algae scrapper looking forward to it.....soooo ummm yeah when ya starting it lol

I've ordered everything and some will be here tomorrow and on 3/1.

 

[jaws7777]

I've ordered everything and some will be here tomorrow and on 3/1.

Sounds cool. Can you create a build thread so can follow along

 

[kno4te]

Sounds cool. Can you create a build thread so can follow along

Can do.

 

[markstrimaran]

A anaerobic denitrator, will remove nitrate ,much faster than an algae scrubber. Given a high ppm starting point. Say the tank is at 100ppm, and you want it at zero.
Now starting at zero with fish adding ammonia daily, it will be a toss up as to which one is bigger, the scrubber compared to the denitrator.
One thing to keep in mind, salt water tanks have lots of coral, and a device called a protein skimmer. Which will harvest the 10 billion, bacteria spawned in the denitrator.
In fresh water, protein skimmers don't function properly. However, the Hydra, a freshwater cousin too the sea anemone, will flurish.
Algae is a much easier, mess to contain.

 

[jaws7777]

Should be fun to see how both perform.