Sup people, I'm new here with the ATS. I've had it for about 3 weeks now and green algae is starting to grow massively. Here are some positive results.
My screen is 12"x12" lighted by 2-23W CFL. It's an overflow method so I'm getting around 1200gph flow through the screen.
8/31/11
Nitrates - 40ppm
Phosphates - 1ppm
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9/06/2011
Phosphate still at 1ppm
Nitrates at 20ppm (-20ppm from last week)
I tested right after I fed, maybe that's why my phosphates showed no improvement. Plus I make my own food so yea it's dirty as hell..
I'd say this is going pretty well, I did not do a WC and it ate my nitrates away!!!