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    Waterfall overflow tray design for licensing

    For those who needed the claims to be published of the lateral slot in the water distributor tray sitting on the main body, they were published today by the patent office: Patent Center PatentCenter UI patentcenter.uspto.gov and a copy of the pdf is here...
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    Water Delivery

    Distilled 5g jugs from local water delivery is a good start.
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    Wrasses

    I've read lots of 6-line stories.
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    New setup

    Can view it from down or upstairs
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    Stock Update from Santa Monica Filtration

    October 11, 2023 Stock update from Santa Monica Filtration: 2 - RAIN4 4 - RAIN2 with 4 GEM5 lights 3 - RAIN2 with 2 GEM5 lights 2 - Pole Mount for RAIN2 2 - HOG3xx 2 - HOG3x 4 - HOG3 3 - HOG2x 4 - HOG2 2 - HOG1.3 3 - HOG1x 5 - HOG1 4 - HOG.5 4 - SLIP.7 1 - SURF8x 1 - SURF8 0 - SURF4x 2 -...
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    The new SLIP.7 for nano back compartments

    Here is an initial growth sequence from a new SLIP.7 that looks to be in bubble-upflow mode. Photo 1 shows the screen's light blocker on the same side as the light, to block the strong light from the GEM5 light from overpowering the new growth. In photo 2, 3, and 4 the screen is reversed in the...
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    Stock Update from Santa Monica Filtration

    August 25, 2023 Stock update from Santa Monica Filtration: 0 - RAIN4 (currently not available) 3 - RAIN2 with 4 GEM5 lights 2 - RAIN2 with 2 GEM5 lights 2 - Pole Mount for RAIN2 1 - HOG3xx 2 - HOG3x 4 - HOG3 2 - HOG2x 3 - HOG2 2 - HOG1.3 1 - HOG1x 4 - HOG1 4 - HOG.5 2 - SLIP.7 0 - SURF8x (3...
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    Types of waterfall scrubbers available for DIY or MFG

    Here is a diagram showing three different Santa Monica Filtration waterfall versions available for DIY or manufacturing. The first waterfall version on the left is the "standard" one I designed in 2008 and donated as free open source to the public domain for others to build; you can see one of...
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    Photos of upflow scrubbers

    This SURF2 or 2x or 2xx is shown after being pulled out of a cylinder tank during a water change. Since there is no sump, the SURF floats at the top. And since this is saltwater, a SURF (which has strings) is ok; but if it were freshwater then a model without strings would be best...
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    Feeding from your scrubber

    The great thing about a scrubber is that it grows exactly what many fish eat naturally. Even fish that you think would not eat algae, such as cichlids, will do so if the growth is living. But many freshwater and saltwater fish and other animals love it. It's similar to a garden, where you eat...
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    Don't buy fish food

    Don't buy fish food. Don't replace filters. Instead, use your filter to feed your fish. MaramotReef on IG shows how it's done: o The living, green growth can be put right into a fish feeder. o The black tray is level with the sump waterline; this eliminates all sound when the dome lid in put...
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    Experience for those of you who switched from Refugium to ATS?

    Is probably best to run both until the scrubber has been harvested a few times. Then take out half the chaeto for a week, and then half that the next week, and the all of it the next week.
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    Tiny-ness

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    Nutrients vs Nutrition

    The word "nutrient" and "nutrition" are commonly confused when talking about reefs. "Nutrition" is just like food; it feeds the fish and the corals and the microbes. Nutrition include fish waste, coral slime, leftover food particles, algae (yum sushi), vitamins, and amino acids. This nutrition...
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    Photos of upflow scrubbers

    First week's growth in a DROP.6 scrubber®. Sometimes it is black slime (high nutrients), and sometimes it is yellowish (low nutrients), but this one is probably from medium nutrients.
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    Periphyton on your rocks

    What is Periphyton? Periphyton is what turns your rocks different colors. You know... the white rocks you started with in saltwater, or the grey rocks (or brown wood) you started with in freshwater. After several months or years, the rocks become a variety of different colors and textures. Why...
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    Guess what causes this black slime

    Answer: High nutrients in the water.
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    Freshly grown Cladophora species for feeding

    About as nutritious as it gets...
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    Air pump for bubble upflow algae scrubbers

    The Danner AP-4 is a good pump for most scrubbers. Has a control knob too.
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