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Originally Posted by sasquatch  Yes, thats true but the algae scrubber I think was meant as a whole system, in a reef setting we strive for near perfect water conditions, yet cyano outbreaks are still common, I dont think you need to create a huge area to grow it,just support it in a contained space, the impact should be minimal . I have way more macro's, filterfeeders and skimming than my bioload requires yet in the sump I have one baffle that is well coated with really dark green,blue and red cyano, Im thinking that if the cyano plate is working the baffle should clear up? |
as the main nutrient export the scrubber would need to be large, and much of the time space is a big issue. im sure with some tuning we could reduce the scrubber to a vertical column of mesh trays or something like that so that it can be more compact. like squatch said though, this first device is more of a means of disallowing algael growth elsewhere, which was our main goal anyway. not saying that it wouldnt be fun to make one as the primary filtration though.