Clear spray bar

awinslo · 08-28-2007, 08:30 PM

I saw some clear tubing I'm thinking about using to make a spray bar. How hard will it be to keep it clean? Will the water flow keep it from collecting algea, etc?

edacsac · 08-28-2007, 09:57 PM

It will get dirty, and I would imagine some algae would attach since it would be clear and allow light in. Not to mention other deposits. I wouldn't use clear for a spray bar.

tazcrash69 · 08-28-2007, 10:06 PM

It'll probably get just as dirty as glass lily pipes.
Remember you see the dirt on the inside of your tubing.

awinslo · 08-28-2007, 10:18 PM

never seen a lily pipe is use, so I didn't know... thanks for the response

Wasserpest · 08-28-2007, 10:58 PM

I like clear. Yes it grows algae, but there are special brushes that make cleaning them a snap, and even if you don't clean them for a couple of months IMO they still look better than Eheim-green or Filstar-lightblue plastic pipes.

ikuzo · 08-29-2007, 01:54 AM

i clean my reactor spray bar about once every 2 weeks.

tropicalfish · 08-29-2007, 03:04 AM

Care to show us your reactor spray bar design?

ikuzo · 08-29-2007, 03:30 AM

nothing special really... this is a part of my old mini filter's spray bar connected to the reactor with silicon glue. it has small holes along the side. obsolete photo really during the testing period, as i rescaped my tank and put the reactor at the back of the tank.
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y97...2Reactor01.jpg

mistergreen · 08-29-2007, 01:55 PM

you guys might find this interesting.
http://www.clearpvcpipe.com/

it's like 8x the price of a regular pvc though.

08-28-2007, 08:30 PM	#1 (permalink)
awinslo Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (5) Join Date: May 2007 Location: SC Posts: 60	Clear spray bar I saw some clear tubing I'm thinking about using to make a spray bar. How hard will it be to keep it clean? Will the water flow keep it from collecting algea, etc?

08-28-2007, 09:57 PM	#2 (permalink)
edacsac Planted Member (View User Tanks) PTrader: (6) Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Centerline, MI Posts: 284	It will get dirty, and I would imagine some algae would attach since it would be clear and allow light in. Not to mention other deposits. I wouldn't use clear for a spray bar. __________________ You can't polish a turd...

08-28-2007, 10:06 PM	#3 (permalink)
tazcrash69 Moderator (View User Tanks) PTrader: (22) Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Hawthorne, NJ Posts: 3,025	It'll probably get just as dirty as glass lily pipes. Remember you see the dirt on the inside of your tubing. __________________ Walter Visit my 125 profile and gallery or my 5 gallon low-tech. Proud member of:NJAGC.net --May the floor under your tank always be dry, and your glass clear!!!

08-28-2007, 10:58 PM	#5 (permalink)
Wasserpest Born to be mild (View User Tanks) PTrader: (57) Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Monterey, CA Posts: 9,354	I like clear. Yes it grows algae, but there are special brushes that make cleaning them a snap, and even if you don't clean them for a couple of months IMO they still look better than Eheim-green or Filstar-lightblue plastic pipes. __________________ All my tanks Cheap Autodosing Cheap Water Change Cheap Filter Acrylic Filter Pipes The Wasser-Controller

08-29-2007, 01:54 AM	#6 (permalink)
ikuzo Wannabe Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0) Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Indonesia Posts: 1,752	i clean my reactor spray bar about once every 2 weeks. __________________ Certainly take the advice of others but always, always be yourself - Eric Cantona My Tanks : 100 40 20 16 10 3 1

08-28-2007, 10:18 PM	#4 (permalink)
awinslo Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (5) Join Date: May 2007 Location: SC Posts: 60	never seen a lily pipe is use, so I didn't know... thanks for the response

08-29-2007, 03:04 AM	#7 (permalink)
tropicalfish Planted Tank Enthusiast (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0) Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Plano, Texas Posts: 913	Care to show us your reactor spray bar design? __________________ Rena Filtstar #137!

08-29-2007, 03:30 AM	#8 (permalink)
ikuzo Wannabe Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0) Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Indonesia Posts: 1,752	nothing special really... this is a part of my old mini filter's spray bar connected to the reactor with silicon glue. it has small holes along the side. obsolete photo really during the testing period, as i rescaped my tank and put the reactor at the back of the tank. http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y97...2Reactor01.jpg __________________ Certainly take the advice of others but always, always be yourself - Eric Cantona My Tanks : 100 40 20 16 10 3 1

08-29-2007, 01:55 PM	#9 (permalink)
mistergreen Planted Tank Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (1) Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Cincinnati Posts: 3,342	you guys might find this interesting. http://www.clearpvcpipe.com/ it's like 8x the price of a regular pvc though. __________________ Algae happens.

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