B.a.d.a.s.s.

It's gonna be a full sheet of mesh (13 x 10). Suppose my tanks about 600 ltrs with lots of feeding;

 

Finally did it! Big version in sump. Pic, maybe a vid later. Had to chop up my waterfall, so it had better work

 

Well, took a vid in red light. Can't see a lot but gives an idea of the movement if you use your imagination

 

F.S.S. (Full Screen Shot) at day "0", a harvested waterfall screen;

 

I'll do one in white light when it's grown a bit.

 

Seems to be following the same growth rate as the early stages of the small badass; if that is indeed the case, it should reach maximum growth rates in about 4 weeks time, as the algae acclimates to the different growth conditions. I have noticed that on the few cable ties I've used, growth has taken hold even though these are not roughed up at all.
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10 days;

 

Made a fundamental modification today. The scrubber is now subject to waves, and the benefit of glimmer lines. Got a video pending, but here's a pic for now;

 

I think it's a maxijet 3000ltr hr (ill have to check when i finalise its operation), without the hose barb adapter thing. It's placed on the sump floor directed straight up. It causes a plume about an inch higher than the water surface (left hand side of the scrubber). As the plume cascades over itself it causes these waves. Just like the video of the beer casket pond, I posted about earlier in this thread, but a bit more ferocious. It's almost silent, as we know by now, most noise is caused by bubble formation, and this produces very few. The wave action on the algae is quite astounding.

 

I should have been a film maker. Please note the radioactive special effects

 

It's strange you mention that. SM just posted this on a UK site that he is a sponsor of;

http://www.ultimatereef.net/forums/showpost.php?p=6285850&postcount=1737

 

He also denied organic uptake in algae, looks like he has changed his mind;

http://algaescrubber.net/forums/showthread.php?2930-Old-book&p=33993#post33993

This may be why my light limited waterfall didn't die off. With any luck, this scrubber will suffer less from light limitation, and really get growing after a couple of harvests

 

Just done an "attachment test" and it seems I'm gonna have to scrape it. Just as well I can take it out without hassle.

 

Actually managed to clean it "in tank". Probably should have took it out though, the silt load on the surface of the screen was quite large, and made the tank murky;