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New algae scrubber tank
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les
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Love the new fish especially the multibar. Is it behaving with the corals
Both fish (so far and fingers crossed) neither fish has shown any interest in any of my corals. Hopefully that will stay the case. The Multibar is known to be a difficult fish to keep but so far it appears to be doing very well.
les
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How long? if within the first 6weeks maybe drug caught.
les
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What a shame, well I hope mine fairs much better, we shall see.
les
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A short video taken at one of my feeding times highlighting my 2 angels.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NiPssdfqi-4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NiPssdfqi-4
mgreenough
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Tank is looking great Les.
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les
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OK, I ran a HOG2 on my previous tank an Aquareef300 and here is my honest opinion on them.
Good points.
1/ They work and surprisingly well given their size.
2/ Compact if you can't fit a waterfall scrubber you can almost certainly fit a HOG.
That's about it good points wise.
Not so good point.
1/ Noisy and not just the air pump itself but the bubble rising out of it, however, I drilled extra holes in the top and had it so the wet side was about 3/4" ou the water. This helped quiet it down a fair bit.
2/ You only get one side to grow GHA on as opposed to most waterfall ATS's.
3/You need a good strong air pump to power it. I run mine on a Tetra APS400.
4/The airline in the wet side needs regular cleaning out as calcium builds up blocking it in the wet side.
5/ The slots in the airline close up or get blocked very easily.
6/ Nowhere near as efficient as a waterfall ATS.
7/ If you think waterfall ATS are expensive these are ridiculously so when you consider what they are made of.
I also own an SM Surf 2 which I think similar about but it does work well and is a slightly better proposition than a HOG.
My SM HOG2 on the sump of my AR300 tank.
Later with a DIY waterfall ATS.
les
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Which HOG a HOG2?
merser
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It's a HOG1x mate. Same as hog 1 but has four leds apparently! My knowledge of scrubbers extends to reading you threads and a bit of research on turbo scrubbers. I know very little. I just saw it for sale and thought I'd take a punt.
I'm relatively happy with nutrient export of the reefer at home and the softie tank in the office. I also have a cube tank upstairs at the office and that one has very little in the way of export and needs some attention. So I'm thinking this would be ideal if I can make it work.
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I'm relatively happy with nutrient export of the reefer at home and the softie tank in the office. I also have a cube tank upstairs at the office and that one has very little in the way of export and needs some attention. So I'm thinking this would be ideal if I can make it work.
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les
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Don't see why it won't work for you as they are proven and if you got it for a good price all the better.
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Changed my ATS for a largerAtlantis 2 one. Been on a couple of weeks now. This ATS grows algae like stink. Here is a video of it taken yesterday.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wjX1Aw5M-os
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wjX1Aw5M-os
