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When did you put the scrubber into operation? Post your light settings (intensity & duration)
I would just cut what you're feeding in half for now. Gap is not a problem, as long as you are still feeding, there are nutrients available for...
Unless you have some decay in the system, feeding is your primary input - try cutting that in half until the scrubber gets ramped up. Overfeeding...
If you can put them on separate timers, I would alternate which one is lit, and do 12 hrs per side per day, or something like that
What I was asking was if you have the version that has 2 lights on each side, or do you only have one light per side? If memory serves me...
You would think that logically, a lot of available nutrients would automatically mean that algae should be able to grow fast and easily. But it...
When you get into the stage of photosaturation (too much light, not enough nutrients) that means that you don't have enough algae growth to adsorb...
The lighter growth is an indication of too much intensity, maybe too long of a photoperiod. I would break up the photoperiod into 3-4 hour...
It takes time to ramp up. A few questions: Tank size? Feeding amount/day? Livestock? Other Filtration?
Don't add any livestock until ammonia is converted 100% to nitrate in 24 hrs after adding. My fav fishless cycle is using Ace Hardward Janitorial...
run under room temp tap water and gently rub with your fingertips
I wouldn't scrape until you have growth covering the entire screen. You're still in the rub/rinse stage IMO. You might scrape off about 25% and...
Not in my opinion. It won’t stay in place and would just get photosaturated.
I wouldn’t yet. Just rub & rinse. One of the main mistakes is harvesting too often or too vigorously. Rub & rinse will dislodge a bit of growth...
Plus keep on top of the tank algae. Gentle toothbrushing to gather up the algae :)
Absolutely. Some take a few weeks, some take 6 months or more. It is very much dependent on the individual system No, it will probably help the...
Off time does not matter much for algae IMO. At first, it's only because the incoming light can't be adsorbed by enough algae, because there is...
The screen will take time to fill in so that the scrubber can start out-competing the GHA in the tank. The bare spot is likely right in front of...
There could be many things causing those effects, hard to say. But over-filtering seems to be one of those. could also be a chemical interaction...
Nice build! You may want to cut the pipe on the centermost drain, you want that pipe to stop just below the water surface (0.5-1") of the sump....
