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kotlec - any recommendations for 1W lights? And what mix of red/blue etc do you suggest?

thanks

Sounds like it could be a plan. Let me know if you can find them at lower wattage

My ATS is running with two Boyu STS-350 lighting units, one either side of the screen. They each have 3x 8W T5's and I don't think I'm getting enough light to stimulate good, green growth.

I'm...

It's not really possible to tell, Garf as there about 1" of water in the bottom of the chamber and the bottom half inch of the screen sits in the water (so can't tell how the water is flowing off...

It's approx 5cm from the the bulbs to the screen

Garf - I'm running the ATS lights 18 hours on/6 hours off.

Thanks Garf - interesting stuff.

Based on your review of the unit, what's your view of the changes I could/should make to boost algae growth? I don't really want to change the lighting units as...

Floyd - I don't think I can get T5HO in 12" length (if you know where I could get them then let me know :) ).

I've added some pics - hope they help, if not let me know what would helpful to see...

Thanks Floyd.

Sorry for the dumb question, but what do you advise to increase intensity on my setup?

Thanks Garf,

I tend to alternate food - flake or pellet one day followed by 2 cubes the next.

I've attached a couple of pics of the tank (you'll see the algae and rear wall growth) - a bit...

OK - I'll give that a try. What width do you suggest cutting out?

Appreciate the help.

Thanks for your 'nudge' - suddenly getting responses now I'm on this forum!!

The growth is pretty much the same - the pic on the left was taken last week and the others about 5 weeks ago - so it's...

Thanks Santa Monica - appreciate the quick reply.

Can I just check that I've understood lighting requirements correctly. You're saying I need min 60W lighting - is that per side or min 30W per...

Hi, having grappled with green hair algae in my display tank for almost 2 years, I've decided to shift from skimming to turf scrubbing on the advice of a few others who have made the same shift....