SLIP.7(TM)
Nano Chaeto Reactor,
Waterfall Algae Scrubber,
Upflow Algae Scrubber®
Eliminate waterchanges.
Remove nuisance algae, nitrate and phosphate.
Cultivate seaweed for feeding in fresh or saltwater.
Videos:
SLIP.7 setup for chaeto with bubbles, bottom fed
SLIP.7 setup for upflow only, top fed
SLIP.7 setup for waterfall only, bottom fed
SLIP.7 setup for chaeto only, overflow fed
Picture instructions, which also come printed:
Dimensions, not including tubing, or legs:
9 inches tall (23 cm)
3 1/2 inches wide (9 cm)
1 3/4 inches thick (4.5 cm)
Operates on both 120 and 240V. Can be shipped to any country; you can find shipping costs by putting the item into the shopping cart; be sure to click "display rates". The size of the shipping box is 10 x 7 x 5 inches (25 x 17 x 10 cm).
No dangerous metal 240/120 volt lights.
The SLIP.7 (tm) is the world's first combo scrubber: It's a chaeto reactor, and a waterfall algae scrubber, and also a UAS® upflow algae scrubber® built into a single unit. It slips into the back of most nano aquarium back compartments (see tank model sizes below), and all below-tank sumps, and of course it can go into all displays where you can hide it behind a rock or plant.
We are the only source for patented upflow scrubbers: U.S. Patent 9,115,008 and 9,708,207 along with China CN203392929U, and waterfall scrubber improvement 10,655,095. All the oceans, reefs, lakes and rivers are naturally filtered only by algae, and all the organic particles remain in the water to feed the creatures. Reduce your nutrients, glass cleaning, and water changes too, and create an environment for living micro-animals to grow inside the scrubber. No more dosing or possible overdosing chemicals. No more refilling media. No more pale corals from low nutrients, and no more sick animals from high nutrients. And you can use the algae as food! In other words, once the SLIP.7 is growing and you are harvesting regularly, your tank will operate much more like natural oceans, reefs, and lakes.
The SLIP.7 has 6.7 square inches (43 square cm) of two-sided Green Grabber® algal growth screen, which once growing in waterfall or upflow mode, is designed to absorb the nutrients from this much feeding per day:
0.7 Frozen cubes, or
7 Pinches of flake, or
7 Square inches (43 square cm) of nori, or
2 grams of pellets
If operating in chaeto-only mode, it is designed to absorb the nutrients from this much feeding per day:
0.3 Frozen cubes, or
3 Pinches of flake, or
3 Square inches (43 square cm) of nori, or
0.7 grams of pellets
The reason that the SLIP absorbs less nutrients in cheato-only mode, is because chaetomorpha algae does not have as much chlorophyll as green hair or slime algae, and therefore cannot do photosynthetic filtration as fast. So it generally takes 5 times as much chaeto to filter the same nutrients as green hair or slime algae. When in chaeto-only mode however, the SLIP has more interior room (the whole box) for the chaeto to grow (instead of just the screen), so instead of 5 times less it is only a bit less than half.
To supply water to the SLIP.7 you can do one or more of the following:
1. Place under an overflow; in this case no pump is needed.
2. "T" or "Y" from your existing water pump tubing; in this case no extra pump is needed.
4. Use an air pump instead; the air bubbles will circulate the water; see pdf instruction link above.
To supply air to the SLIP.7 get an adjustable 2-outlet air pump such as the Danner AP-4 ...
... and then "T" or "Y" the 2 outlets of the pump into 1 air line tubing, which will then go to the SLIP air tubing on the top, or on the bottom. The top tubing connects directly to the Green Grabber screen (and is more quiet), whereas the bottom tubing connects to the bottom plate (which allows you to not use the screen if you want).
You can use smaller 1-outlet air pumps, but they usually are not adjustable, and you will want to be able to control the amount of air bubbles in order to control the sound. Alternately you can tie a knot in the tubing, which will slow down the air flow. There are also airline valve fittings you can get to do this.
The grow-light is included; it is a single GEM5® light strip which puts out up to 1,000 PAR of 660nm deep red light, with a power supply that operates on 240V and 120V with no transformer needed for other countries (just a different plug, or a "figure 8 laptop power cord"...
Replacement GEM5 lights, with or without a power supply, are at http://www.santa-monica.cc/product.asp?itemid=84 ... If operating in freshwater, you probably will not need a timer for the lights; in saltwater you can start off with no timer for a few weeks but you may need to add a timer later based on algae growth conditions in the SLIP.
Two air bubblers are already supplied, and they are simply silicone air hose that have little cuts in them. This SLIP.7 will run on both 120V and 240V, and comes with a 10 ft (300 cm) power cord with a U.S. plug. If you require a different plug you can get an adapter at any local hardware or travel store, or online, or you can cut off the U.S. plugs and install your own plugs from a hardware store. They are simple 2-prong plugs. Or the easiest is to just use a laptop figure-8 cable as shown in the above video.
When in waterfall or upflow mode, the screen will need to be cleaned every 7 to 14 days by removing the screen, disconnecting the air tubing, and taking the screen to your sink so you can brush the algae off with a brush.
When in chaeto-only mode, the chaeto will need to be removed every 7 to 30 days by taking the whole box to your sink, and pulling the chaeto out. Since chaeto absorbs nutrients slower, it can go more days before harvesting; but filtering will be less.
This SLIP.7 comes with a 6 month warranty for all parts except the GEM5 light; the GEM5 light (and power supply) have a 1 year warranty. Warranty is for replacement or repair only; not a refund. Costs for shipping back to us are covered if you are in the U.S. Costs for shipping back to us are not covered if you are not in the U.S., however we will pay for shipping back to you. In either case, you will need to ship the entire unit back to us before we can ship a replacement. Warranty is limited to repair or replacement, and does not cover animal loss, personal injury, property loss, or direct, incidental or consequential damage arising from the use of it. The warranty and remedies set forth above are exclusive and in lieu of all others, whether oral or written, express or implied. We specifically disclaim any and all implied warranties, including but not limited to lost profits, downtime, goodwill, damage to or replacement of other equipment and property, and any costs of recovering animals, plants, tanks or other aquarium related items and/or equipment. We are not responsible for special, incidental, or consequential damages resulting from any breach of warranty, or replacement of equipment or property, or any costs of recovering or reproducing any equipment, animals or plants used or grown with this product.
Can be shipped to any country; you can find shipping costs by using the shopping cart; be sure to click "display rates". If you don't have a postal zip code, enter the words "zip code" instead. Note that shipping outside of the USA will probably require you to also pay an import charge when it arrives. We cannot mark it as "gift". The lowest cost (but slowest) foreign shipping is generally USPS Priority Mail International, but USPS Priority Express International is faster. The size of the shipping box is 10 x 7 x 5 inches (25 x 17 x 10 cm) and weighs 2.5 pounds (1.1 kg).
No returns; please make sure this is the model you need.
The SLIP.7 can be operated in these combinations:
Waterfall algae scrubber for up to 0.7 frozen cubes of food a day.
- Fed from top water tubing
- Fed from bottom water tubing
- Fed from display overflow into back compartment
Chaeto reactor for up to 0.3 frozen cubes of food a day.
- Fed from top water tubing
- Fed from bottom water tubing
- Fed from display overflow into back compartment
Upflow algae scrubber for up to 0.7 frozen cubes of food a day.
- Fed from top air line
- Fed from bottom air line
Combo waterfall and chaeto.
- Fed from top water tubing
- Fed from bottom water tubing
- Fed from display overflow into back compartment
Combo waterfall and upflow, when sump compartment water level is partially up the SLIP.
- Fed from top water tubing and top air line
- Fed from top water tubing and bottom air line
- Fed from bottom water tubing and top air line
- Fed from bottom water tubing and bottom air line
- Fed from display overflow into back compartment, and top air line
- Fed from display overflow into back compartment, and bottom air line
Combo chaeto and upflow, when sump compartment water level is mostly up the SLIP
(you can also grow chaeto first, then turn on bubbles to grow algae on chaeto, then remove both together).
- Fed from top water tubing, and top air line
- Fed from top water tubing, and bottom air line
- Fed from bottom water tubing, and top air line
- Fed from bottom water tubing, and bottom air line
- Fed from display overflow into back compartment, and top air line
- Fed from display overflow into back compartment, and bottom air line
Combo waterfall, chaeto and upflow, when sump compartment water level is partially up the SLIP.
(you can also grow chaeto first, then turn on bubbles to grow algae on chaeto, then remove both together).
- Fed from top water tubing, and top air line
- Fed from top water tubing, and bottom air line
- Fed from bottom water tubing, and top air line
- Fed from bottom water tubing, and bottom air line
- Fed from display overflow into back compartment, and top air line
- Fed from display overflow into back compartment, and bottom air line
And here are some typical tanks and compartment sizes; measure yours to be sure. If you would like to add yours to the list, please send it.
MAKE - MODEL
COMPARTMENT SIZE
AQUACLEAR 20 (SLIP.7 is 1.75 x 3.50 and does not fit)
5" Tall
3-5/16" Wide
2-1/4" Deep
AQUACLEAR 30
5" Tall
3-3/4" Wide
2-3/8" Deep
AQUACLEAR 50
5-1/16" Tall
4-13/16" Wide
2-3/8" Deep
AQUACLEAR 70
7-1/4" Tall
5-3/8" Wide
3-5/8" Deep
AQUACLEAR 110
7-3/4" Tall
9-7/8" Wide
3-3/4" Deep
CAD LIGHTS 18
15-1/8" Tall
3-11/16" Wide
3-7/8" Deep
CAD LIGHTS 34
14-15/16" Tall
7-7/8" Wide
3-7/8" Deep
COBALT AQUATICS C-VUE 18G
12" Tall, tilted
4-3/8" Wide
4-5/16" Deep
COBALT AQUATICS C-VUE 18G AND 26G FUGE
8-3/4" Tall
4-9/16" Deep
2-3/4" Wide
COBALT AQUATICS C-VUE 26G AND 40G
13-1/8" Tall, tilted
4-7/16" Wide
4-5/16" Deep
CURRENT USA SOLANA 34 & CARDIFF 24
11-7/8" Tall
4-3/8" Wide
3-5/8" Deep
CORALIFE LED BIOCUBE 16
12-3/4" Tall
4-1/8" Wide
2-3/16" Deep
CORALIFE AND OCEANIC BIOCUBE 29
13-7/16" Tall
4" Wide
3" Deep
CORALIFE BIOCUBE 29
14-1/8" Tall
3-1/2" Wide but will be tight
3-1/8" Deep
CORALIFE LED BIOCUBE 32
17" Tall
3-1/2" Wide but will be tight
3-1/8" Deep
CORALIFE LED BIOCUBE 32
17" Tall
3-7/8" Wide
3-1/8" Deep
FLUVAL EVO 13.5 CHAMBER ONE
11-1/4" Tall
3-9/16" Wide but will be tight
2-3/4" Deep
FLUVAL EVO 13.5 AND FLUVAL SPEC 16 CHAMBER TWO
Fits Fluval Evo 13.5 but will be tight
Fits Fluval Evo 12 but will be tight
Fits Fluval Evo 52L but will be tight
Fits Fluval Spec 16 but will be tight
Fits Fluval Spec 60L but will be tight
8-3/4" Tall
3-1/2" Wide
3" Deep
FLUVAL FLEX 9 CHAMBER ONE
11-3/8" Tall
4-3/8" Overall Width
3-7/8" Basket Width
2-1/8" Deep
FLUVAL FLEX 9 CHAMBER TWO
7-3/4" Tall
4-1/4" Wide
2" Deep
FLUVAL FLEX 15 CHAMBER TWO
Fits Fluval Flex 15
Fits Fluval Flex 57L
8-5/8" Tall (with handle)
4-1/4" Wide
2-13/16" Deep
FLUVAL FLEX 15 CHAMBER ONE
Fits Fluval Flex 15
Fits Fluval Flex 57L
12-9/16" Tall
3-7/8" Wide
2-7/8" Deep
FLUVAL M-40 AND FLUVAL 53L
13-1/16" Tall
3-3/4" Deep
2-15/16" Wide
FLUVAL M-60 AND M-90
Fits Fluval M60
Fits Fluval M90
Fits Fluval 91L
Fits Fluval 136L
14-7/8" Tall
4-1/2" Wide
3-3/4" Deep
FLUVAL SPEC AND EVO 5
Fits Fluval Spec
Fits Fluval Spec III
Fits Fluval Spec V
Fits Fluval Evo 5
Fits Fluval Evo 19L
8-3/4" Tall
9" Tall with Handle
4-1/8" Wide
1-15/16" Deep
FLUVAL SPEC 16 CHAMBER ONE
12-1/2" Tall
3-5/8" Wide but will be tight
2-3/4" Deep
INNOVATIVE MARINE FUSION NANO/LAGOON/PENINSULA FUGE
Fits Innovative Marine Fusion & Pro Nano 10
Fits Innovative Marine Fusion & Pro Nano 20
Fits Innovative Marine Fusion & Pro Lagoon 25
Fits Innovative Marine Fusion & Pro Peninsula 14
Fits Innovative Marine Fusion & Pro Peninsula 20
10-3/4" Tall with Handle
3-3/4" Wide
2-5/8" Deep
INNOVATIVE MARINE FUSION & PRO 30L, 40, AND FUSION LAGOON 50 FUGE
9-1/4" Tall
3-3/4" Wide
2-5/8" Deep
INNOVATIVE MARINE FUSION & PRO 30L, 40 AND FUSION LAGOON 50
11-1/8" Tall
4-7/16" Wide
3-9/16" Deep
INNOVATIVE MARINE FUSION & PRO NANO, LAGOON AND PENINSULA (SLIP.7 is 1.75 x 3.50 and does not fit)
10-7/8" Tall
2-7/16" Deep
2-3/4" Wide
JBJ RIMLESS NANO CUBE 8
11-1/8" Tall
4-5/16" Wide
2-3/4" Deep
JBJ NANO CUBE 12
10-3/4" Tall
3-5/8" Wide but will be tight
2-3/8" Deep
JBJ RIMLESS NANO CUBE 20
8-5/8" Tall
4-1/2" Wide
4-1/8" Deep
JBJ NANO CUBE 24
15-1/8" Tall
4-3/8" Wide
2-9/16" Deep
JBJ NANO CUBE 28
12" Tall
4-1/4" Wide
2-3/8" Deep
JBJ RIMLESS NANO CUBE 30
13-3/8" Tall
4-3/8" Wide
4-1/8" Deep
JBJ RIMLESS NANO CUBE 45
14-3/8" Tall
4-3/16" Wide
4-1/8" Deep
JBJ NANO CUBE RIMLESS 45
13-3/4" Tall with Handle
11-3/4" Tall
4-1/4" Deep
3-1/4" Wide
OCEANIC BIOCUBE 8
9-7/8" Tall
3-7/8" Wide
1-15/16" Deep
OCEANIC AND CORALIFE BIOCUBE 14
11-11/16" Tall
4-5/16" Wide
2-1/16" Deep
OCEANIC BIOCUBE 29
13-3/8" Tall
3-1/2" Wide but will be tight
3-1/8" Deep
RED SEA MAX 130 AND 130D
15-1/2" Tall
3-3/4" Wide
3-3/8" Deep
RED SEA MAX C-130 AND E-170
19-1/8" Tall
3-3/4" Wide
3-1/4" Deep
RED SEA MAX 250
21-1/8" Tall
4-7/8" Wide
3-9/16" Deep
WATERBOX CUBE 7 CHAMBER ONE (SLIP.7 is 1.75 x 3.50 and does not fit)
11-1/8" Tall
2-7/16" Wide
1-7/8" Deep
WATERBOX CUBE 7 CHAMBER TWO
9-1/2" Tall
4-5/8" Wide
1-3/4" Deep but will be tight
WATERBOX CUBE 10, 15 AND 20 CHAMBER ONE (SLIP.7 is 1.75 x 3.50 and does not fit)
12" Tall
3-1/16" Deep
3" Wide
WATERBOX CUBE 10 CHAMBER TWO
13-1/8" Tall
5-7/16" Wide
3-1/16" Deep
WATERBOX CUBE 15 CHAMBER TWO
14-3/8" Tall
6-1/8" Wide
3-1/16" Deep
WATERBOX CUBE 20 CHAMBER TWO
15-1/8" Tall
8" Wide
3-1/8" Deep
WATERBOX MARINE AIO CHAMBER ONE
Fits Waterbox Marine AIO 28.2
Fits Waterbox Marine AIO 30.2
Fits Waterbox Marine AIO 40.2
Fits Waterbox Marine AIO 50.3
10-3/8" Tall
4-1/2" Deep
3" Wide
WATERBOX 15 PENINSULA MEDIA/SKIMMER CHAMBER
13.5" Tall
4.9" Deep
3.1" Wide