New Anti Algae Technology

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  1. Ron K

    Ron K Plankton

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    Over the many years I've checked out 3Reef a few times. I've been working on some new technology and figured it was time to join up and share :) This is a specialized coating technology that should inhibit the growth of algae, and in particular, coralline algae. Here's a couple pics of two RW4 powerheads I've been running for about 4 months. One is uncoated and the other has the coating on it. It's looking promising...

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    ezz1r Feather Star

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    And it is !
     
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  3. oldfishkeeper

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    very interesting! I'm thinking a lot of reefer would be interested in the prohibition of green algaes (nuisance) as opposed to coralline algae.
     
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  4. Ron K

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    I would think that most of those nuisance algae grow on the rock rather than pumps and glass etc. So this isn't a solution for that. But nuisance algae such as coralline growing on pumps and glass and skimmers etc is also a big problem that this could address.
     
    Ron K, Oct 3, 2015
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