stripped down ats

[ocean rock]

hi guys . last Sunday i stripped down the screen and went to town on it with a hole saw both screens both sides then sandwiched back to getter there now very cactus rough , also returned the reflector so its just on the screen area and not all round the sump , and widen the screen slot , all this has made a big difference , as the screen as got a nice covering of algae already , i will post pic on Sunday after cleaning , there's now 600 watts of lighting , :D

[SantaMonica]

600 real, or equivalent?

[ocean rock]

hi sm there 30watts , equivalent to 150watts but that still gives me 60watts each side of screen , its now showing good growth :D

[worley]

Don't forget we measure lighting Watts in Compact Fluorescent Watts for algae scrubbers, not equivalent Watts. E.g. I have around 150W of actual Watts of CFL bulbs on one side of screen for mine.

[ocean rock]

hi worley nice to here from u been along time , the screens 10in square and the tanks about 100 uk gallons so 60 watts is about right ?

[worley]

You need roughly 1 Watt of compact fluro bulbs (not equivilant) per US Gal shared between the two sides, so you need 60w either side of CFL bulbs, plus some sort of reflector.

[ocean rock]

hi worley , i have 60 watts each side and diamond hydroponic reflective sheeting round it all .

[worley]

hi worley , i have 60 watts each side and diamond hydroponic reflective sheeting round it all .
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