MD Interviews Bryan of Santa Monica Filtration

[MarineDepot]

MD Interviews Bryan of Santa Monica Filtration

For the past decade, Bryan from Santa Monica Filtration has been perfecting his algae turf scrubbers so hobbyists can achieve natural macroalgal filtration like you’ll find in the world’s oceans, rivers, and lakes.

https://blog.marinedepot.com/2017/10/algae-scrubber-qa-with-bryan-of-santa-monica-filtration.html

 

[Amozoc]

Never have great results with the Dropbox i have used 3 times and no even got the screen any color still
Like a brand new, maybe i do not have phosphate or something wrong , i got algae issues and did not help me to take out the nutrients


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[Rarnone]

Struggling as well with drop box. I have to be patient I guess


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[MarineDepot]

Never have great results with the Dropbox i have used 3 times and no even got the screen any color still
Like a brand new, maybe i do not have phosphate or something wrong , i got algae issues and did not help me to take out the nutrients

Struggling as well with drop box. I have to be patient I guess

We pulled the plug on the DIY chateo reactor we had running on our drop-off tank and started using a waterfall algae scrubber like the RAIN2 and algae began growing within a week, but it can take a few to get going. We haven't tested the DROP style ourselves yet but plan to soon on a 40 gallon AIO aquarium.

Tell us more about each of your tanks. We are happy to offer tips. How many hours are you running the algae scrubber? What do your water tests show? How much do you feed? What's in your tanks?

 

[ultimatemj]

HOG2 works for me. It's expensive for the build quality you get, but it does what I need it to do. Depending on nutrient levels I harvest handfuls like this ever 2 to 4 weeks.
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[Amozoc]

I have tried less hrs , more hrs , even i put a black screen in order to cover the screen and nothing-happened my box still like a brand new ,


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[MarineDepot]

I have tried less hrs , more hrs , even i put a black screen in order to cover the screen and nothing-happened my box still like a brand new ,


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Sorry to hear about the trouble. I did some searching online and here is some of the tips I found from other threads and Santa Monica directly.

It is likely you have low available nutrients in the aquarium. First step is thoroughly remove any slimy algae from inside the scrubber with a toothbrush. The slimy type algae prevents the desirable thick mat type algae.

After it is clean, run the light for 16-18 hours per day and run the bubbles for 24 hours per day. After two weeks, remove the shade. After a couple weeks thereafter let us know how it goes!

-Robert @ MD