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  1. SantaMonica
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    Mega-Powerful Nitrate and Phosphate Remover Replaces Skimmer, Refugium, Everythin

    Another Reader Cleans The Green! Well it's been a good couple of days for clean-tank debuts. Minzuk on the UR site, who came up with the idea of...
    Post by: SantaMonica, Sep 8, 2008 in forum: I made this!
  2. SantaMonica
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    Mega-Powerful Nitrate and Phosphate Remover Replaces Skimmer, Refugium, Everythin

    Another Reader Hits A New Low! Jski711 on the RS site give us his report today, after a trip back from the LFS for testing. Here are the dates and...
    Post by: SantaMonica, Sep 7, 2008 in forum: I made this!
  3. SantaMonica
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    Mega-Powerful Nitrate and Phosphate Remover Replaces Skimmer, Refugium, Everythin

    Thanks Bored... will be lookin' for pics of yours too soon :)
    Post by: SantaMonica, Sep 7, 2008 in forum: I made this!
  4. SantaMonica
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    Mega-Powerful Nitrate and Phosphate Remover Replaces Skimmer, Refugium, Everythin

    Today's screen of the day is the simplest one so far, complete with postitive test results. He says: "After 4 days running, i has a green hair algae...
    Post by: SantaMonica, Sep 6, 2008 in forum: I made this!
  5. SantaMonica
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    Mega-Powerful Nitrate and Phosphate Remover Replaces Skimmer, Refugium, Everythin

    Part 2 of 2: Day 8: [IMG] Hi-Res: http://www.radio-media.com/fish/LFSscreenDay08.jpg Day 9: [IMG] Hi-Res:...
    Post by: SantaMonica, Sep 5, 2008 in forum: I made this!
  6. SantaMonica
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    Mega-Powerful Nitrate and Phosphate Remover Replaces Skimmer, Refugium, Everythin

    Part 1 of 2 2 Weeks Overload At the LFS! One day I was in my LFS, and he was complaining of N and P being "crazy high" in one of his FO retail...
    Post by: SantaMonica, Sep 5, 2008 in forum: I made this!
  7. SantaMonica
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    Mega-Powerful Nitrate and Phosphate Remover Replaces Skimmer, Refugium, Everythin

    Reader Hits Zero! 'Gone Postal' who is on the RS site, becomes the first homebuilt screen user to reach zero nitrate. No pics from him yet, but he...
    Post by: SantaMonica, Sep 3, 2008 in forum: I made this!
  8. SantaMonica
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    Mega-Powerful Nitrate and Phosphate Remover Replaces Skimmer, Refugium, Everythin

    Today I thought I'd show what's up with my screen. I'm back to using just my main original bucket (that started with pre-grown screen), since the...
    Post by: SantaMonica, Sep 2, 2008 in forum: I made this!
  9. SantaMonica
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    Mega-Powerful Nitrate and Phosphate Remover Replaces Skimmer, Refugium, Everythin

    Here is an example of a screen that I wish were done better. He's using the skimmer output and dropping it right down on the screen at an angle, so...
    Post by: SantaMonica, Sep 1, 2008 in forum: I made this!
  10. SantaMonica
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    Mega-Powerful Nitrate and Phosphate Remover Replaces Skimmer, Refugium, Everythin

    Mike and Morgan are at Inland Aquatics, and they are the only place to buy a pre-grown red/brown turf screen (they've been growing them for 10...
    Post by: SantaMonica, Aug 31, 2008 in forum: I made this!
  11. SantaMonica
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    Mega-Powerful Nitrate and Phosphate Remover Replaces Skimmer, Refugium, Everythin

    Here's a rather ingenious screen-in-a-trashcan that someone just built. This type of design will eliminate evaporation (and cooling), if that's what...
    Post by: SantaMonica, Aug 31, 2008 in forum: I made this!
  12. SantaMonica
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    Mega-Powerful Nitrate and Phosphate Remover Replaces Skimmer, Refugium, Everythin

    Here is the screen from the person who bought pre-grown turf from Inland Aquatics, after growing on the tank for one week, and then after cleaning:...
    Post by: SantaMonica, Aug 30, 2008 in forum: I made this!
  13. SantaMonica
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    Mega-Powerful Nitrate and Phosphate Remover Replaces Skimmer, Refugium, Everythin

    Wow. There's so much to post that I don't know which should be first. Today I'll cover max inputs that's I've been able to achieve. I've been...
    Post by: SantaMonica, Aug 28, 2008 in forum: I made this!
  14. SantaMonica
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    Mega-Powerful Nitrate and Phosphate Remover Replaces Skimmer, Refugium, Everythin

    This is why it's important to have swift turbulent flow over the screen. That's second only to very strong light.
    Post by: SantaMonica, Aug 28, 2008 in forum: I made this!
  15. SantaMonica
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    Mega-Powerful Nitrate and Phosphate Remover Replaces Skimmer, Refugium, Everythin

    Interesting point. I've been reading about plant grow lights, but a red bulb would be way low K. However Mike at IA says to use 10K. And I've been...
    Post by: SantaMonica, Aug 28, 2008 in forum: I made this!
  16. SantaMonica
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    Mega-Powerful Nitrate and Phosphate Remover Replaces Skimmer, Refugium, Everythin

    Thanks I hope all that info was clear. Glad to hear you are gonna try one. Which version? Do post lotsa pics :) Not sure of the type of algae you...
    Post by: SantaMonica, Aug 27, 2008 in forum: I made this!
  17. SantaMonica
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    Mega-Powerful Nitrate and Phosphate Remover Replaces Skimmer, Refugium, Everythin

    In a classic case of "not doing research", some anti-turf folks on another site have ended up helping out the turf scene. They are constantly...
    Post by: SantaMonica, Aug 27, 2008 in forum: I made this!
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    Micro-Small Algae Remover System for Nano's: Free!

    Part 2 of 2 o Removes both nitrate and phosphate, unlike rock/sand (which removes only nitrate), or phosban (which removes only phosphate). o...
    Post by: SantaMonica, Aug 25, 2008 in forum: Algae
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    Micro-Small Algae Remover System for Nano's: Free!

    Part 1 of 2 Micro-Small Algae Remover System for Nano's: Free! It's called a Turf Algae Filter, and it works in salt or freshwater. Takes just a...
    Thread by: SantaMonica, Aug 25, 2008, 3 replies, in forum: Algae
  20. SantaMonica
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    Mega-Powerful Nitrate and Phosphate Remover Replaces Skimmer, Refugium, Everythin

    Here is the first screen builder ("varga" from another thread) to reach the cleaning stage: [IMG] Some comments from him along the way: "Mine...
    Post by: SantaMonica, Aug 25, 2008 in forum: I made this!
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