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Does algae stick to the walls (in an enclosed system with a specific algae) ? From the design of some of those bioreactors, I get the feeling it doesn't.
Tony
Does algae stick to the walls (in an enclosed system with a specific algae) ? From the design of some of those bioreactors, I get the feeling it doesn't.
Tony
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Re: Does Algae stick to walls?
Tue, October 23, 2007 - 12:22 PMIn further reading, I find that water motion is used to prevent sticking. Anyone know how fast the motion needs to be to prevent sticking?
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Re: Does Algae stick to walls?
Wed, April 30, 2008 - 11:50 AMHi Tony,
Yes, algae does stick to walls. Yes, water motion helps reduce the sticking. I have some bioreactors that are heavily bubbled but still the algae sticks to the walls a bit. Since my setup generates fairly slow algae growth currently, I only have to clean my bioreactors out completely every 2-3 months or so. A friend of mine, Fletch, once told me that silicone spray worked really well. Spray it on the inner surface of a dry bioreactor and let it completely dry and cure.
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Re: Does Algae stick to walls?
Tue, May 27, 2008 - 5:54 AMHave you tried using snails to clean the walls?
Tony
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