The DROP scrubbers of size 1.2 and larger have very strong lighting because of the number of LEDs and large amount of white reflective Green Grabber® surfaces, so they should be started with the included black plastic shade screen in the position shown until the growth surfaces get some color of growth on them.
Holiday nano gift tanks can get a DROP1.2 for the back compartment. It's the one to get if you don't know what size to get.
This DROP1.2 or 1.2x or 1.4 in a larger system is growing live food. Also it helps reduce glass cleaning by a few days. If you wanted to filter, you would need a larger scrubber size, or more of them.
Why the black shade screen inside the DROP models? Because the red LED lights are very strong, and they reflect off of the Green Grabber® white rocky surfaces, and this is too much light for new algae growth. So the shade reduces the light until the surfaces are coated with some color of growth, and this reduces the light intensity. That's when the power of the lights are needed to shine through the thick growth.
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