Unscripted Aquarium

[jmatt]

Jake Adams from ReefBuilders has a post and an article about a new gizmo called the Unscripted Aquarium Clarifier. It purports to keep your water clear by adding a slight electrical (ionic?) charge to it, which helps suspended particles find and cling to each other, where they get heavy enough to settle down to the substrate or big enough to be captured by filter media.

I don't think I've ever seen something like this, and I'm sure the big concern is how the critters will react or be effected (if at all). They say it has no effect.

Thoughts?

 

[blaxsun]

Sounds interesting. At least it's assembled in China so we know it's not filled with thorium...

 

[jmatt]

To be clear, his article isn't an endorsement. More like 'current news'.

 

[blaxsun]

To be clear, his article isn't an endorsement. More like 'current news'.

Yes - they indicate it also works with saltwater - but I wonder how well. I do like that you can run it hidden in the sump.

 

[blackadonai]

I've actually tried to learn more about this device but so far I haven't gotten much. The inventor claims it works in a way similar to electrocoagulation but different in some way that he's not willing to elaborate on or something like that. I was talking to him on a reddit post yesterday but he wasn't willing to explain how it works so I'm trying to look up his patent application now but that can be a pretty long process

 

[jmatt]

I've actually tried to learn more about this device but so far I haven't gotten much. The inventor claims it works in a way similar to electrocoagulation but different in some way that he's not willing to elaborate on or something like that. I was talking to him on a reddit post yesterday but he wasn't willing to explain how it works so I'm trying to look up his patent application now but that can be a pretty long process

Well, I guess if I was trying to ward off copycats, I wouldn't divulge my secret sauce either.

 

[Huynhter_Soldier]

I just read an article for this equipment and it seems pretty interesting to me.

 

[livinlifeinBKK]

Sounds like interesting technology but not something I would invest in personally... something about it just sounds too unnatural

 

[Huynhter_Soldier]

Sounds like interesting technology but not something I would invest in personally... something about it just sounds too unnatural

You do have that point as well.

 

[swee10]

Hello. So has anyone used this on a reef aquarium?

Thanks

 

[livinlifeinBKK]

Hello. So has anyone used this on a reef aquarium?

Thanks

There's another longer thread all about this device...i doubt many people decided to buy one after reading through the other thread

 

[Tony727]

We use ionic air filtration for HVAC systems with the same concept of binding particles together making them easier to capture. Not sure how well it translates into water though.

 

[Moe K]

Older thread but its a new day. A week ago I noticed the price dropped to about $55 so I took the plunge.
I know someone with an incredible reef tank that looks as healthy as can be that has been running one for about a year with no issues so I was not too concerned with it harming the animals. If anything I was skeptical it would do anything at all.

I put it on the tank 5 days ago and just forgot about it. Today I looked through the side of the tank and noticed my tank water was crystal clear (in comparison to how it normally is). Mind you it is a bare bottom and constantly has cloudy water issues. So far it looks promising but I am not 100% on this device being the cause of clearer water.

I checked my ReefBeat app and the day I installed the "clarifier" my reef mat started pushing about 5ft more per day and is slowly going back down. There is also one review of someone on Amazon that showed his ORP reading get a nice increase which is what pushed me to try it.

I ended up searching for more information and the best thing I could find was a reddit post where the owner shares a little more details about it. Link here - reddit.com/r/ReefTank/comments/umhbg7/microscopic_electrical_charge_to_clarify_water/

At first I thought maybe it was a tiny ozone generator . Further reading is that it is some kind of "form of electrocoagulation". It is beyond me on this process but what I am getting is that it is putting around 5v dc current into the tank and regulated by an internal voltage meter that can also detect grounding. I would open it up but that involves breaking it. So far so good so I will leave someone else the pleasure.

By the understandably hard skepticism of this thread I will add that I am no way shape or form endorsed or associated by this company lol. This could very well all be placebo or coincidence.

Side **** shot today. 4ft tank -

 

[mangolove]

Sounds like your talking about an "ioniser" Think it is the same as a ozone generator. If your smelling a nice rainy smell it means you need to turn it down. Breathing ozone can be dangerous

 

[mangolove]

Sounds like your talking about an "ioniser" Think it is the same as a ozone generator. If your smelling a nice rainy smell it means you need to turn it down. Breathing ozone can be dangerous

Oke so went to the reddit.. got very excited about it. No ozone device. ORP is very complicated to read. But wont get into details. Would love to use it

 

[michealprater]

Bump… any other experiences?

 

[AquaLogic]

Anyone else using this?

 

[TobysTank]

Anyone else using this?

Reef builders says they are useful. https://reefbuilders.com/2022/06/28/unscripted-aquarium-review-more-useful-than-we-thought/