Re: why the lopsided growth?
Well, I would increase the flow over the screen and pull the lamps back a bit. You are photoinhibiting the algae, which is why only areas away from the light are growing.
Re: why the lopsided growth?
You are not turning your lights off for 6 hours.
Re: why the lopsided growth?
Ok, I'm sold. I have this scrubber on my 125 gallon African Cichlid tank and when I set it up on march 12th, my nitrate levels were 120 ppm. I was doing weekly 25-35% water changes and still couldn't get them under control. In a little over two months my nitrate levels have dropped to 5ppm and I would imagine they'll be zero in a few weeks. Thanks for all the info SantaMonica!