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    this is 4 days growt, how is it locking?
    is it not suppose to grow green?
    somting im doing wrong?
    light is on 18 on and 6 of, but for 2 days the light was only on 12 h (problem with the timer)
    my tank is not locking good now, the stupid bubble brown algea has tanken over my tank.
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    Looks good for a new screen at 4 days.

    Did you rough the screen?

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    it still the same screen as before.
    i roughed up the screen more today.
    when shoud i see improment on the nitrate and algea?

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    After you clean 3 or 4 full screens.

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    how is the best way to clean it?
    i have used a tooth brush, but after doing some reading it looks like its not good to use a tooth brush?

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    I use a toothbrush for the first 4 cleanings (first month) to remove the slimey and brown stuff that grows initially, after some green gets rooted down to the screen I then switch to using an old credit card for scraping.

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    You always want to get black stuff off.

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    how is it looking now? this is now the 6 week. its seven days growt.
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    It's good for 7 days. Try 10 days.

    Also take the screen out of the slot and clean the slot with a toothbrush.

    Brighter light will probably help too.

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    I cant fit bigger bulbs in there. Would it help to take them closer?

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