It is the 2700K you want to run because they have more red spectrum in them in them. I have tried the 5000K and they didn't produce the growth that the 2700K did. It was not as noticeable on my waterfall as the production was only cut down by about a 1/4 or so but it was very evident on my horizontal as it was cut down by about 3/4.
150G. Reef/Mix
125G. 3 Regular Oscars/1 Jack Dempsey
75G. 20+ Africans
40G. Fish/Reef. Algae Scrubbers on ALL my SW
10G. SW Fish/Reef.
10G. SW Hospital/new fish quarantine/pod breeder tank
6 stage RO/DI system 200 GPD.
Thanks...Later today I will run and get some 23W ers ar 2700K.... This will bring my wattage total to 138Watts with reflectors on my 9 x 14" screen...Originally Posted by kerry
Ok I got my bulbs, but I had to modify my Wine box fixture. The light bulbs are longer so I had to move the light fixtures further out. They fit like a glove now and oh don't look at them when they're on....lol
I will let it cook this week with 138Watts and see what happens. Then I'll post some pics........ Thanks for the help....
So much going on now with scrubbers it's hard to keep up on some of it. Not like the good ol' days of ATS. 1 square inch per gallon, 23 watt CFLs with reflectors and you're done. That was the standard. I have a 90g in the garage waiting to be set up but I keep flip flopping on design. I keep staring at the Ruddybop and following it/you. I have the makings in the garage for it but waiting on you to iron it out.
And when you do and I build it. You'll go LED.
I have no interest at the moment to go led. Not that I'm against them, But I had the room for CFLs and the money for them. If you read through my post Floyd said it would cost around 150 to 180 $ to build it and I like my cheap CFL light that I built at the moment.... Thanks for having an interest...
There are a couple of things that I want to change already that I don't like.
1. I don't like my blue lid... I will fabricate another one..
2. The slot for the scrubber to slide in works great, but I tested it out of water so it falls in easily. When it's in water the screen moves around and you have to play with it a little until it gets lined up to fall in the slots... The water pushes it around. Kinda like picking up a wet noodle off the floor.... So I need to look at that..
Day 18
This is my screen with 5 days growth using 138watts @ 2700K. You can see the green coming in, but it's not a rich green. I do however like how evenly the screen grows so my light is distributed all through out the 9x14 screen.
My question is because of the large size of my screen. The Algae is like a mud.
Am I doing something wrong or is this good growth?
Do I need to change anything?
Will it grow in eventually?
Front Side
Back side
FW, right? How much are you feeding?
It will turn more green as the nutrients come down, and will reach an equilibrium.
Yes Floyd Fresh Water.
I never measured my food... I feed them about 20 dried meal worms, Some cichlid mix at 3 PM the at 8pm about 20 peas and another batch of cichlid mix... and it all gets eaten...
Ok I did a 70 gallon water change today.. It was needed..Had high Nitrates (That's why I Made this.. )
Gutted the FX5 and cleaned it out.... Still have the sump ... I'll clean the Fluval 305 next week.
Hopefully this will lower some of the nutrients down and let the Algae grow better.
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