Recommendations: Algae Scrubber for 120 Gallon

[johnbr]

Hi,

Could any of you recommend a good cost x benefit algae scrubber?

Thanks

 

[Tphill]

Check out Turbo's scrubbers. I ran one for a while then decided to go full Triton.

 

[Scubabum]

Hi,

Could any of you recommend a good cost x benefit algae scrubber?

Thanks

Santa Monica Rain 2. I'm running one on my red sea reefer 525XL and does a great job at keeping my nutrients in check. Along with the skimmer my nitrate is 2-5ppm and Phos. .03-.06

 

[Reeftang]

Santa Monica Rain 2. I'm running one on my red sea reefer 525XL and does a great job at keeping my nutrients in check. Along with the skimmer my nitrate is 2-5ppm and Phos. .03-.06

how many light do you have on?

 

[Scubabum]

how many light do you have on?

I started with 2 but now I've been running all 4. Working great! Here is a harvest I just did the other day after a weeks growth.

 

[Reeftang]

I started with 2 but now I've been running all 4. Working great! Here is a harvest I just did the other day after a weeks growth.

oh wow nice harvest!!! i just got mine with only 2 lights for my 50 cube i hope its not over kill, i was debating between this and the 302 aquatics i hope i made the right choice. How come your nutients are now down all the way, do you intentionally keep it that way?

 

[Scubabum]

oh wow nice harvest!!! i just got mine with only 2 lights for my 50 cube i hope its not over kill, i was debating between this and the 302 aquatics i hope i made the right choice. How come your nutients are now down all the way, do you intentionally keep it that way?

I actually bought the 302 Aquatics initially but it was WAY too big so decided to go with the Rain 2. I'm really happy with it. Not sure what you meant by the last question on your latest reply. My Nutrients stay pretty stable at 3-5 Nitrate and .03-.06 phosphate with the ATS and Protien skimmer. 22 fish, feed heavy, 3x day on a Reefer 525XL.

 

[Reeftang]

I actually bought the 302 Aquatics initially but it was WAY too big so decided to go with the Rain 2. I'm really happy with it. Not sure what you meant by the last question on your latest reply. My Nutrients stay pretty stable at 3-5 Nitrate and .03-.06 phosphate with the ATS and Protien skimmer. 22 fish, feed heavy, 3x day on a Reefer 525XL.

what i meant was is this the lowest you got you can get your Nitrate and phosphate? Or do you have light schedule to keep it at these numbers???

 

[Scubabum]

what i meant was is this the lowest you got you can get your Nitrate and phosphate? Or do you have light schedule to keep it at these numbers???

Gotcha, It's kind of a balancing act. I have got it much lower and I simply reduced the photo period. I recently had to remove the ATS during a bryopsis treatment with flucanozole. During the treatment my Nitrates went up to 15-20 and Phos .10-.15. After the treatment I ran the lights longer and once ATS kicked back in I reduced the photo period. I just test often when trying to dial it in. I like to try and keep my Nitrate around 5ppm and Phos at .03-.06. Seems like my coral are happiest at those numbers.

 

[Reeftang]

Gotcha, It's kind of a balancing act. I have got it much lower and I simply reduced the photo period. I recently had to remove the ATS during a bryopsis treatment with flucanozole. During the treatment my Nitrates went up to 15-20 and Phos .10-.15. After the treatment I ran the lights longer and once ATS kicked back in I reduced the photo period. I just test often when trying to dial it in. I like to try and keep my Nitrate around 5ppm and Phos at .03-.06. Seems like my coral are happiest at those numbers.

cool oh this doesnt outcompete bryopsis??? was it hard to start growing again after flucanozole treatment? also what do you have by the drain from keeping the light from leaking out? do you ever experience algae escaping the drain and into the system?

 

[Scubabum]

cool oh this doesnt outcompete bryopsis??? was it hard to start growing again after flucanozole treatment? also what do you have by the drain from keeping the light from leaking out? do you ever experience algae escaping the drain and into the system?

Did not outcompete byropsis. Think it came in on a frag plug even after being extra careful. Took about 3 weeks to get going after I did my water change and added some carbon. My drain is wide open. Very little algae escapes and when it does it gets stuck on my return pump screen. I grab it and feed to my tangs. As far as the light escaping I never get any nuisance algae in the sump or equipment.