Originally Posted by
C-Horse
Interesting discussion.
As I understand it, an algae scrubber is designed to provide a space more favorable for growing most type of algae than the DT.
Now allelopathy may play a part in determining which species of algae dominant over which and where. If so, how can we eliminate this factor, so that the algae species in the scrubber is dominant over the ones in the DT?
From what I read, light spectrum is also a factor in favoring one algae species
over another. So if the light spectrum in the DT is perfect for a particular species of algae, wouldn't the DT be a better space for this algae than the scrubber?