scrub from Italy

[rossigeologo]

the inspection engineer is checking the job is properly done

[SantaMonica]

The engineer will be happy at the algae to play with in the next cleaning

[rossigeologo]

third week: still short and brownish; I've made a reflector cutting a long one for T8 and doubling it laterally, but the light seems to be not enough yet . In big shops I didn't find stronger bulbs, so I'm waiting for techical shops (Osram,Philips) open after holydays: you know, in August in Italy it is so difficult making any job because of holydays...and people is grumbling about economics. So, I'd like to double the bulbs and, after a pair of weeks, increase the flow if the case.

[SantaMonica]

Yes, more light, because of the high nutrients.

[rossigeologo]

I tried to change the bulb but it is not enough, production is still dark :cry: even if I cut away a cup of "mud" each week; I have to change the array doubling bulbs or adding lateral tubes. A "monsterbulb" such as used by the friend "eyeinthesky" is too big for my sump!damn......

[rossigeologo]

although my ATS is not still well running (I need a bit of time to make a new arrangement) and turf is still dark, the water quality is going better and better, and delicate animals such as plumes of hydrozoans are growing up again!

[SantaMonica]

Are you target feeding?

[rossigeologo]

yes, and when the new 2700°K, 85W (real not equivalent) new bulb will work I'm stopping the skimmer, I want to try your recipe at full . In the pic of Eunicella cavolinii regenerated tissue is poor of polyps, that's because food is not enough; the "gel" could be an easy solution to improve feeding. At the moment I use live brine shrimps and decapsulated eggs of brine shrimps, with some products similar to Selcon but produced by Brightwell to enrich omega-3 and other.

[rossigeologo]

Finally,the new bulb is on !
85 W real watt, 2700°K, 100% PAR, E40 socket:
http://www.greentown.it/index.php?main_ ... Path=2_115
I needed to make a new support with acrilic, because the bulb with the E40 socket is 40 cm tall (15,8 inches). Now I have to build a new reflector and a transparent screen to avoid salt-water drops on the bulb.
The screen started to grow up a little better in the central area, but the previous light was too weak. Now i'm jumping from 23 upto 85 real watt. The bulb is made for plant growing and is sold as 100% PAR .
Waiting for new results....

[SantaMonica]

I'd start at 6 hours