Separate names with a comma.
After trying different kinds of scrubbers, and other ways to reduce nitrates and phosphates I finally after trial and error for my tank did...
I was reading an old article by Randy Holmes-Farley http://www.advancedaquarist.com/2002/9/chemistry Interesting reading. Although this is over...
I take most of what SM says these days as marketing. What I am seeing with my own system and my own home made built waterfall scrubber is that it...
Thought I would toss in some observations. Recently while looking at the "other algae scrubber" site I saw that SM had stated that additional...
Recently I had the opportunity to visit the Shedd Aquarium in Chicago. Behind their Wild Reef exhibit - which is a must see - there is a tank of...
I have been using various home made scrubbers for about 3 years at this point. The earlier concepts of the waterfall scrubber that SM promoted...
Here are readings from the scrubber. Both taken at the scrubber surface - both lights are about 3" away from surface. the first is from the CFL...
Yes, one side CFL and the other LED. The flow is the same for both [or at least close enough]. It is hard to measure intensity and so on. The...
I was using a 30 Watt version of this....
I have a lot of Xenia growing in my tank. From the article it seems I should be harvesting it and using it to export as well. I kinda like it...
Yes, all the time. I just had one of these recently when I was forced to go back to using a CFL lamp because of a LED light shorting out. Found...
fantastic pictures! Flying fish? !
I was snorkeling in Belize last year and noticed that there were large rocks in areas that had huge amounts of current swirling around them that...
Thanks
Not sure exactly what influences ORP. Don't monitor it in my setup.
ORP goes up when you increase aeration usually, so a ATS should raise it.
Yes, I saw the posts. He seems to be doing his homework. Hopefully he will find his way here as well.
here is a site where you can purchase one fairly cheap. They also have directions on how to make your own....
Arrrrrrgggghhhh I hate GHA - had the same thing happen to me. Using an ATS should help to control GHA by having the algae grow on the scrubber...
That article by Randy Holmes Farley puts things into perspective a bit. Some foods are so high in PO3 or equiv. that using them at all is...