Pressurized CO2 and split photo periods?

[Barliman]

Hi all,

Well, at long last I may finally be getting my tanks filled and my CO2 system set up. It's taken far longer than I expected.

So, I have a question about CO2 and lighting: to keep algae under control, I've run a split photo-period: on from 8AM-noon, off from noon-4PM, and on from 4-8PM (4-4-4). It's worked well to keep the worst algae under control.

Do I need to stop doing that and go back to a continuous 8-hour lights on, or will the CO2 be effective if I set its timer to 4-4-4?

 

[Bert2oo1]

Hi all,



Well, at long last I may finally be getting my tanks filled and my CO2 system set up. It's taken far longer than I expected.



So, I have a question about CO2 and lighting: to keep algae under control, I've run a split photo-period: on from 8AM-noon, off from noon-4PM, and on from 4-8PM (4-4-4). It's worked well to keep the worst algae under control.



Do I need to stop doing that and go back to a continuous 8-hour lights on, or will the CO2 be effective if I set its timer to 4-4-4?

Yay co2! U could do either to be honest, it doesn't matter when it comes on or turns off aslong as its on when the lights are on, I'd advise to start it 1-2 hours before lights on tho just to have some readily available when the lights turn on [emoji106]

If going with the 4-4-4 is suggest turning it on an hour before each lighting interval [emoji106]

 

[Delapool]

I run mine still on split periods so I can see tank in morning and at night. Maybe not as per nature does but plants seem to go ok.

 

[Barliman]

I run mine still on split periods so I can see tank in morning and at night. Maybe not as per nature does but plants seem to go ok.

Yeah, I may keep it as is, since the plants mostly seem to be doing well.