Max's 40 Breeder Build

[fort384]

Crank it up. That and dosing will help the algae issue.

 

[maxwellag]

Ok, I finally tested the water for nitrates. It's less than 5 ppm, but there is definitely more than 0. I am dosing some nitrates now.

 

[CorallineAlgae]

I had a bout with BBA about six months ago and the standard approach of PPS-Pro, target dosing Excell, slightly elevated CO2 and shorter photoperiod until about a week after it was gone knocked it out. I still use Excell along with CO2 and it keeps it from coming back.

 

[maxwellag]

I came home to this today.

 

[fort384]

Well that's no good.

CO2!

 

[FrankAbagnale]

Ditto Co2

 

[jetajockey]

What's your lighting schedule like again?

 

[maxwellag]

Well that's no good.

CO2!

Ditto Co2

I have it turned up pretty high... The drop checker is lime green.

 

[maxwellag]

What's your lighting schedule like again?

12 hours on from 8-8, then 90 minutes of the LED moonlights.

 

[Cactuspixie]

I came home to this today.

What kind of algae is that? I have it in my guppy pond.

 

[tlindsey]

Great buy!!!

 

[jetajockey]

12 hours on from 8-8, then 90 minutes of the LED moonlights.

That's relatively long, what lights again?

 

[maxwellag]

That's relatively long, what lights again?

It's the Odyssey quad T5HO. It has 4 6500K 39w bulbs, but I am only running two of them.

 

[CatoeSc]

Wow! All 4 bulbs are 6500K? It doesn't have any nm bulbs?

 

[fort384]

Wow, that is too much light, especially without regular dosing.

 

[CatoeSc]

Wow! All 4 bulbs are 6500K? It doesn't have any nm bulbs?

Sorry didn't finish my thought. Are none of your bulbs roseates? I'm not an expert "yet" but I would recommend you consider a couple of the bulbs for some roseate bulbs. They bring out some color and are supposed to be better for plants.

 

[bud29]

Sorry didn't finish my thought. Are none of your bulbs roseates? I'm not an expert "yet" but I would recommend you consider a couple of the bulbs for some roseate bulbs. They bring out some color and are supposed to be better for plants.

With terrestrial plants, the blue end of the spectrum is supposed to be for growth, while the red end for flowering. I believe it is about the same with aquatic plants, so I am not really sure how much the plants will benefit from the roseate bulbs.

 

[maxwellag]

Wow, that is too much light, especially without regular dosing.

I'm only running two bulbs at a time, and I had been dosing Flourish regularly.

 

[maxwellag]

Starting to see some improvement. Less algae on the micro sword. The HC is exploding.

 

[Coyne]

I have a question about your lighting.
Does that timer allow you to set up different programming for different lights. For example: Are you able to schedule your daytime lights from 12p-10p and then have your moonlights from 10p-11p?