Glenc
Aquarium Advice Addict
You guys are cracking me up!! Drool warning, I love it! Sorry I haven't been around as much as I'd like to, working many hours. In my line of work it's feast or famine, you have to eat the work up while it's there, sometimes you can go weeks with nothing.
I removed the MH lights for a while and went back to PC for a month. I just put the MH lights back on last night, just can't leave stuff alone! The growth is a little out of control with MH, but there is almost no algea. The plants grow so fast they starve the algea out. With the PC lights I get nicer colour but the algea starts to creep back in. I clamped 2x6 boards to the tank stand then clamped the MH lights to the boards to raise the MH lights higher from the surface of the water. They are about 2' off the water surface now, trying to slow the growth down a bit but keep it fast enough to keep algea at bay. See how it goes. I'll post some new shots as soon as I get my camera back, lent it to a friend. Talk to you all soon.
I removed the MH lights for a while and went back to PC for a month. I just put the MH lights back on last night, just can't leave stuff alone! The growth is a little out of control with MH, but there is almost no algea. The plants grow so fast they starve the algea out. With the PC lights I get nicer colour but the algea starts to creep back in. I clamped 2x6 boards to the tank stand then clamped the MH lights to the boards to raise the MH lights higher from the surface of the water. They are about 2' off the water surface now, trying to slow the growth down a bit but keep it fast enough to keep algea at bay. See how it goes. I'll post some new shots as soon as I get my camera back, lent it to a friend. Talk to you all soon.