BETTER Than a Refugium? Keep Reef Tank Nutrients in CHECK!

Time to knock those pesky phosphates and nitrates in your saltwater tank OUT! In today's video, join Matthew as he walks us through what an algae turf scrubber is, how they work, and how to install the new Clear Water CW-50. Think this one piece of reef tank kit can outperform refugiums or protein skimmers? Let us know in the comments below!
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[salohcind]

You need to tinker with these quiet a bit to get them to work. They can strip everything out of the water and cause dinoflagellate blooms and bizarrely more algae.

I would just make a diy one. I find the screen material floats pretty well just run fast moving water over it with some light.

[docforestal]

another great video - thanks Matthew - your starter videos helped get me back in the hobby- cheers

[RogueAquariums]

Utilizing an algae scrubber is something I’m seriously considering as my N03 is too high for my liking and carbon dosing can take awhile to reduce my N03 under 20ppm which is where I’d like my display tank to be at. Thank you Matthew..

[mwilk]

It's a box with lights on it that costs a lot of money.😆

[rawdogginfilmz]

Hahahahahaha $650 my a**. For a plastic box and a simple LED light. Just keep promoting these insanely expensive products. Good job, keep it up!!

[jf]

"it's just a box with lights on it!"
That'll be $700. What a joke this hobby can be sometimes

[michaelbalsley]

I would like to get the light shield for the spray bar that you show in the video. Where did you get that and what is it. My spray bar keeps getting clogged with algae and will not let the water flow right.

[KrzysztofC-]

The only problem I have with these plastic boxes with LED lights inside is the MASSIVELY overpriced price.

[devonlewis]

This "gadget" is definitely better done diy. No way I can justify that price to anyone. If you really want that clean cut look I'm pretty sure you can get a 3d printer for around the same cost. Print it cleaner and then you have an angel scrubber and a 3d printer with endless reef possibilities 🫢😉

[davileett]

Seems decent, but $750+ for $100 in materials glued together?

[Slide-Loc]

Have seen a meaningful impact for people in our club using these. Maintenance schedule flexibility certainty being a factor.

My 300gal needs something done or I need to go from 12 fish to 6 🤦

[EIY_Kumar]

would you leave the lights on for 24 hours ?
or what is the ideal timing ?
assuming nutrients are supper high and need the most out of the scrubber

[shadowofthestarsdespair]

definitly run it at night so o2 and ph stay balanced. fish that can breath at night are less stressed

[SantaMonicaFiltration]

Don't forget you can feed green growth to the animals

[sayurasem]

Anybody put sponge on the outflow to prevent algae debris getting into sump after cleaning?

[HCBCHEMISTRY]

I give la fish guys Jim s. Credit for pushing algae turf scrubbers over 10 years ago

[DrewShafer]

I would like to get an algae scrubber, but they are severely overpriced.

[digitalcharon]

If only they made one with opaque plastic so I could use on my bedroom tank. Can't have all that light spill when I'm trying to sleep.

[stevegee]

I just use a plenum, it's cheap and it works.

[garysteinert]

Those shirts you guys are wearing are going too give epileptics a fit.