Blue Water 2000 Algae scrubber.

Av8Bluewater · 06-24-2009, 09:03 AM

Hey you there sir! Do you suffer from Nitrates, Phosphates, Boll Weevils, Headaches and chronic wife nagging? Well I've got an end all cure all just for you. And if you act now I'll throw in this set of ginsu knives for free! But wait... if you call with in the next 10 minutes.. you'll even get this Donny and Marie keychain!!!

Finally got around to making this thing. I'll give updates in the next few months. I have a RIO 1700 pushing about 5-600 GPH through it for now. If it all works out as advertised I plan on getting rid of the pump and just tap the tank return.
I got the screen material for free from Santa Monica. Thanks again SM. Not really sure what it is as he had it specially made.
Here's a link to the original turf scrubber thread:
Mega-Powerful Nitrate and Phosphate Remover Replaces Skimmer, Refugium, Everythin

Av8Bluewater · 06-24-2009, 09:05 AM

More pics

Av8Bluewater · 07-04-2009, 01:16 PM

Changed bulb on 1 side on day 3 to a 40W CFL spiral with reflector.
Getting some decent growth so far. No changes in water quality to report yet except some hair algae in the tank has appeared to recede. One big spot of cyano has not changed. Nitrates and phosphate the same. Supposedly it takes about a month for it to really make an impact.
Skimmer has been off for 3 days due to broken pump.

Pics are day 3,5,7,9

jakeh24 · 07-04-2009, 02:11 PM

awesome i have wanted to experiment with one of these myself
keep us updated on how well it works

Av8Bluewater · 07-04-2009, 02:47 PM

Reefski s masssive scrubber

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One week worth after cleaning

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jski711 s scrubber

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Thanks... let me know if you are going to build one. I 'll hook you up with some design ideas.
Here's a couple pics of other scrubbers.

Da_Gopherboy · 07-04-2009, 03:58 PM

Looks Great! Congratz on the build!

invert phil · 07-04-2009, 07:38 PM

Good build I'm also on board, looking forward to hearing the end result...

ZachB · 07-04-2009, 08:22 PM

Wow, that's pretty good. You built the entire thing from scratch? Keep us posted, I've always been curious about these.

Av8Bluewater · 07-04-2009, 08:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ZachB

Wow, that's pretty good. You built the entire thing from scratch? Keep us posted, I've always been curious about these.

Yeah.. I built it from scratch. All it is is some acrylic glued together (if you don't have a table saw you can score it and break it). About $10 worth of PVC , a Pump and a hose. I got the screen from Santa Monica. He's really given me a lot of good info. Of course you don't have to build an acrylic version. There's the bucket version in the link above or if you aren't worried about splashes all you need is a screen with water flowing over it.

I used some sort of epoxy at first and it came apart with the water.. So I reglued it with regular super glue. I think JB weld works well too.(that's what I hear anyway)

If anyone is interested send me a PM and I'll point you toward a huge thread on Algae scrubbers. Some are really elaborate and huge. T5 lights and stuff.
Some people use them on their ponds and it clears out all their coy pond algae.

Phayes · 07-04-2009, 10:55 PM

Keep us updated! I've been interested in pursuing an algae scrubber for quite some time since I have no room for a fuge in my sump.

06-24-2009, 09:03 AM	#1 (permalink)
Av8Bluewater Hammer Head Shark Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Old Town-22314 Posts: 2,629 Skin: Mobile Karma: 17869	Blue Water 2000 Algae scrubber. Hey you there sir! Do you suffer from Nitrates, Phosphates, Boll Weevils, Headaches and chronic wife nagging? Well I've got an end all cure all just for you. And if you act now I'll throw in this set of ginsu knives for free! But wait... if you call with in the next 10 minutes.. you'll even get this Donny and Marie keychain!!! Finally got around to making this thing. I'll give updates in the next few months. I have a RIO 1700 pushing about 5-600 GPH through it for now. If it all works out as advertised I plan on getting rid of the pump and just tap the tank return. I got the screen material for free from Santa Monica. Thanks again SM. Not really sure what it is as he had it specially made. Here's a link to the original turf scrubber thread: Mega-Powerful Nitrate and Phosphate Remover Replaces Skimmer, Refugium, Everythin Attached Thumbnails _________ 20 Gallon Transfer tank. Garf Bonsai, Superman Monti, Purple haze,WellsoBrain,Pink Goniopora,GSP,Strawberry Fields Acro& Strawberry Monti,ORARedPlanet,ORABlueChips & ORAGrnBirdnest,Yellow,Pink&AquaMill,Tyree PinkLemonade,TyreeIdahoGrape,Green Slimer,Acans,Various zoas My former 180: .http://www.3reef.com/forums/fish-tan...ter-52764.html Last edited by Av8Bluewater; 07-05-2009 at 03:11 PM. Reason: Wrong link

06-24-2009, 09:05 AM	#2 (permalink)
Av8Bluewater Hammer Head Shark Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Old Town-22314 Posts: 2,629 Skin: Mobile Karma: 17869	More pics Attached Thumbnails

07-04-2009, 01:16 PM	#3 (permalink)
Av8Bluewater Hammer Head Shark Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Old Town-22314 Posts: 2,629 Skin: Mobile Karma: 17869	Progress report. Changed bulb on 1 side on day 3 to a 40W CFL spiral with reflector. Getting some decent growth so far. No changes in water quality to report yet except some hair algae in the tank has appeared to recede. One big spot of cyano has not changed. Nitrates and phosphate the same. Supposedly it takes about a month for it to really make an impact. Skimmer has been off for 3 days due to broken pump. Pics are day 3,5,7,9 Attached Thumbnails

07-04-2009, 02:11 PM	#4 (permalink)
jakeh24 Torch Coral Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: reno, NV Age: 14 Posts: 1,183 Skin: Classic Karma: 8441	awesome i have wanted to experiment with one of these myself keep us updated on how well it works _________ 20H build ocellaris clownfish pair, strawberry pseudochromis, blue damsel 70w metal halide pendant, 10 gallon sump/fuge don't click this, seriously.

07-04-2009, 02:47 PM	#5 (permalink)
Av8Bluewater Hammer Head Shark Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Old Town-22314 Posts: 2,629 Skin: Mobile Karma: 17869	Reefski s masssive scrubber One week worth after cleaning jski711 s scrubber Thanks... let me know if you are going to build one. I 'll hook you up with some design ideas. Here's a couple pics of other scrubbers.

07-04-2009, 03:58 PM	#6 (permalink)
Da_Gopherboy Enchelycore pardalis Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Morgan Hill, CA Age: 26 Posts: 311 Skin: Classic Karma: 2227	Looks Great! Congratz on the build! _________ 29 Gallon Display \| 80lbs of Live Rock \| Three Different Types of Zoanthids \| Neon Blue Mushroom \| 2 Ocellaris Clowns, 2 Blue/Green Chromis, Royal Gramma Basllet \| 20 Gallon Refugium, ATS Scrubber, Chaetomorphia, 100 Watt Heater Its good to be a Reefer

07-04-2009, 07:38 PM	#7 (permalink)
invert phil Millepora Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: North Yorkshire, England, Europe, Earth, Milkyway, known universe Age: 27 Posts: 901 Skin: Classic Karma: 7626	Good build I'm also on board, looking forward to hearing the end result... _________ How inappropriate to call this planet earth when it is quite clearly Ocean. - Arthur Clarke 1917

07-04-2009, 08:22 PM	#8 (permalink)
ZachB 007 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Earth Age: 29 Posts: 2,724 Skin: Classic Karma: 57391	Wow, that's pretty good. You built the entire thing from scratch? Keep us posted, I've always been curious about these. _________ "The sea, once it casts its spell, holds one in its net of wonder forever." -Jacques Yves Cousteau Say "Irish Wristwatch" out loud. 110G reef: Powered by Vortech, Controlled by Apex 30g custom sump / refugium, Iwaki MD40RLT Return, 2x Vortech MP40w, 3x250 MH with Phoenix 14K's, ChemiPure Elite / Purigen Reactor, i-Tech 100 Cone Skimmer w/ Tunze 9410.04, Arctica Titanium Chiller

07-04-2009, 10:55 PM	#10 (permalink)
Phayes Aiptasia Anemone Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Ontario, Canada Age: 24 Posts: 582 Skin: Mint Karma: 1283	Keep us updated! I've been interested in pursuing an algae scrubber for quite some time since I have no room for a fuge in my sump. _________ Support the Coral Reef Alliance http://www.coral.org