i would think that using sun power would have a different criteria from CFL bulbs. this is an experimentOriginally Posted by RkyRickstr
i would think that using sun power would have a different criteria from CFL bulbs. this is an experiment
If you are not getting direct sunlight, it makes me wonder if your scrubber would be effective at all. I had the chance to do the same and decided to go with bulbs as i wasnt going to get direct sunlight.
Should be ok, just needs fine tuning. I have another set up of 3 tanks
with nothing else but ats n ceramic ring ( which represents live rock)-
Corals growing n fishes healthy☺ but also needs trouble shooting. I
might start thread on that set up. It's got red algae
update - pic of my 3week old, 2nd screen. do note that this is sun-powered n single sided.Attachment 3486
after washingAttachment 3487
My 1st ats (n still running) Attachment 3488
What happened is after ats1 was running for 7 months, i was still getting brown slime n algae. so i started ats2 hoping to 'catch' more sun to extract the N n P.
Try the attachments again.
pic for the above thread
before washing, 3 weeks old n wash weekly.
after wash
my 1st ats, 7months old, wash/sprayed clean weekly.
please note, Both ats are in the same tank
Seems fine for free light.
this time of the year, the sun is shying away. So i started a cfl 23w 2700k bulb on the back side of the screen ie, on the front side is sun powered, n on the other is this bulb.
this is the sun shine side.
23w cfl 2700k
The bulb was placed about 2inch from the screen. Looks like the algae got burnt??
If you use a bulb, the reflector must cover the whole screen.
How does the algae look?
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