New sump and ats

[RkyRickstr]

Hey guys this is my new design after allot of reading.. was gonna do t5s but decided to wait till i can get leds.. suggestions welcome.

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Here is the reference point.. will update after every cleaning.
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[kerry]

I like that set-up!! I sure do miss my basement, I moved to Louisiana from Michigan and learned that they do not have basements here. What a damper on having a huge sump container in the basement anymore. That growth you have is very similar to mine, let us know what you do if it starts to go green. I just upgraded mine two days ago to one with more GPH so we will see if it makes a difference.

[RkyRickstr]

My algae is growing brown and the mag 9 is not pushing enough water in the end of the screen as i would lile.. i wonder why.

I have an elbow right before the scruber tube that slows the flow down.. i wonder if thats the issue

[RkyRickstr]

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Help getting this green?

[kerry]

Ditto!! Mine looks about the same. I just updated my pump and have more flow now and it appears to be a little greener but not much. I will clean today and see what the next cleaning looks like. I think this increase in flow is going to make a change in it.

[RkyRickstr]

My pump feeding it is a mag 9.5.. should be plenty of flow..

[kerry]

Are you running 3/4 pipe or 1/2 pvc? I got better (more even) flow with the 3/4.

[SantaMonica]

More watts or more hours.

[RkyRickstr]

3/4 tube...more hours?.. should i run 24?.. its running 18 now

[kerry]

You need a dark period to complete the photosynthesis period. I upgraded watts and flow and think this is going to help me a lot. I run 18 on.

[SantaMonica]

You could experiment with more than 18. If it's not photosynthesizing much, then it might not need to respire much.

[RkyRickstr]

Harvest today.. first time i cleqn and get green.. its mixed with brown and some yellow but underneath it was all green.. i have high hopes for next cleaning.

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[kerry]

Sweet, mine was the greenest its been last weekend as well.

[RkyRickstr]

Today i go to see my growth expecting nice growth.. and.. pop.. bubble busted.. my scrubber is back to this crap.

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I dont get it.. i got a mag 9.5 at 2 feet feeding it.. i have four 23 real watts lighting it.. my return iwaki pump delivers 1000 gph to the sump... Should be perfect.. im a bit frustrated.

[SantaMonica]

A screen that size is going to need 2 to 3 cubes of food a day before it gets thick green.

[RkyRickstr]

So i need to feed more?.. i feed three times a pich of pellets a day.. a cube of mysis every few days and nori every other day.. should i up that?

[SantaMonica]

You don't need to for filtering, but you do for green. Your screen is too big to get thick; that's why the new guidelines are for smaller screens... to allow them to get thick.