Thank you SantaMonica. Good to know that shorter cycles are not hindering the ATS. 3 on 1 off sounds like a good idea.
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Thank you SantaMonica. Good to know that shorter cycles are not hindering the ATS. 3 on 1 off sounds like a good idea.
Hi all, back with another ATS question.
I'm running a diy ATS (my second diy ATS) and it seems to be working so far.
Currently, the lights go on and off every 2 hours (2 hours on, 2 hours off)....
This was what it looked like earlier today (4 weeks since I had ATS running, no water change, only top off)
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Mostly shades of dark green with brown and red bits or lumps. You can...
I think there are some algae on the screen! ..or I could just be seeing things.
Sorry about the crappy photos.
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I've added about 20 lugworms to the tank 3 days ago to have some bio-load (although very little). The nitrate is pretty high (80ppm~100ppm-ish) so I felt a little sorry for the worms but I've read...
Hi SantaMonica, as always, thanks for the response.
It's not shown on the picture but I actually do have a dimmer switch for the setup so I've dimmed down the lights as you've said (but they only...
Hi, after many trials and errors during the building phase, I finally got my DIY ATS built and had it running.
It's been 6 days and I'm not getting any growth, no slime, no hint of colour on the...
Hi SantaMonica!
Thank you for your reply. It was just what I needed to know!
Cheers
Hi, my first post here!
I was wondering if the larger screen size can compensate for the strength of the light, assuming the light is evenly spread across the screen.
In another words, can weaker...