Clear Water External Algae Scrubber CW-100

This product will be drop shipped directly from the manufacturer

CW-100

Specifications:

Max Recommended Tank Size – 125 gallon

Dimensions – 13 3/4" L x 9" W x 9 1/4" H

Screen Dimensions – 7" x 6 3/4"

Recommended Flow Rate – 350 GPH

Input Barb Size – 1/2"

Main Drain Bulkhead – 1"

Emergency Drain Bulkhead – 1/2"

Power Consumption – 40W @ 120VAC

Design

Clear Water Scrubbers are an external design that

needs to be mounted higher than the sump ofyour tank for the drain to flow into. The feed forthe scrubber can be done with a stand-alone feed

pump, manifold, or through the drain of youraquarium and plumbed into the included 1/2"barb fitting. Water will then flow over the algae

screen that is blasted with high power red/blueLED lights that encourage algae growth and thenthe water will flow into the main drain fitting and

down into your sump. Clear Water's scrubber wasdesigned with a 1/2" emergency drain fitting thatwill accept any excess flow if the 1/2" main drain

ever gets clogged with algae.

What is an algae scrubber?

An algae scrubber is a water filtering device (not to be confused with a scrubber pad used to clean glass) which uses light to grow algae; in this process, undesirable chemicals are removed from the water. Algae scrubbers have allowed saltwater and freshwater aquarium and pond hobbyists the ability to operate their tanks the way that oceans and lakes operate: using natural filtration in the form of primary production.

How do algae scrubbers work?

Both iron fertilization and ocean nourishment are techniques that boost the primary production of algae in the ocean, which consumes massive amounts of nutrients and CO2. It is this same consumption of nutrients that algae perform in an aquarium or pond.

An algae scrubber filters water by moving water rapidly over a rough, highly illuminated surface, which causes algae to start growing in large amounts. As the algae grow, they consume nutrients such as nitrate, phosphate, nitrite, ammonia, ammonium and even metals such as copper from the water. These nutrients are normally a problem in aquariums and ponds because they cause nuisance algae to grow, and also because they cause sickness and/or other problems in aquarium fish, invertebrates and corals. An algae scrubber allows algae to grow, but the algae grow inside the filter instead of in the aquarium or pond. This removes excess nutrients (scrubs the water), diminishing nuisance algae