New upflow Algae Scrubber

[SantaMonica]

Hi Tom welcome back. We are good.

You probably can do 18 to 20 hours of light. Also it looks like the bubbles are more on the left side of the picture, and not enough on the right side. Maybe you can adjust them.

Clean it all out with a toothbrush and see how it looks in 10 days.

[Tom]

Good morning SM.

Thanks for reply.
I made the changes you sugested -18hour / day of light. Let us see how it will be in 10 days.

About the bubbles, i think it is igual all over the screen. I think that the difference we see in the pic is becouse the last time i cleaned only the right side of the screen. Can it be the reasson?

Thanks a lot.

[SantaMonica]

Yes.

[Tom]

Hi Santa Monica are you ok.

What You think about this growth?
What can i do to improve?

[SantaMonica]

Welcome back. Looks like it is growing well, and pulling lots of nutrients out of the water.

You need more light, and longer hours of light.

Brush out good, more often, to remove the dark growth.

[Tom]

Hi SM how are you?
I really need your help.
My UAS dosn't work well no matter what i do, so I decided to start it again

My new configuration is:

Screen: 12cmX22cm =264 square cm
Light: 27 leds 660nm
https://www.ebay.com/itm/1-100PCS-3W...tUsBuCoB2jMMtA
Photoperiod: 18 hour on 6 hour off
Air pump: 3,6 L/H
Aquarium: sumpless, skimmerless, no mecanical filtration, no water change.
5 little fishs
Corals: trumpet. Carpet green and brow, kenya , green star polips. And others
I have a lot of brown algae all over my rocks, and i need to clean my glass every 3 days.



Questions.
Is that configuration good?
27 x 3w leds is good or very strong?
My glass is 10mm, it makes any differrence or have bad influence in algae growth?
Any sugstion to improve my UAS?

Please help me.

Next sunday i'll make my first cleaning in this new uas, so i'll post the pics

[SantaMonica]

Sounds like too much light, for a new screen. Cover half the lights with a black cloth, and check growth in 1 week.

[Tom]

Hi SM are you ok?

some update of my UAS
Screen: 7,5cm x 22cm
Light: 9x 660nm and 3 royal blue - 18 hour on 6 hour off.
Growth: 7 DAYS







Thanks a lot

[SantaMonica]

Time to brush the screen clean. Is it growing more now?

[Tom]

Good morning SM.
Yes i think its growing a little bit longer, and very separated each portion of algae.
Do you think it's good to let it grown for more than 7 days?
12 x 660nm leds is enough?
Thanks again