kenman345
12/11/2014, 10:27 AM
Hi guys, so I have a BuildMyLED 10,000K MC-Series fixture. It is on a FOWLR tank, and i havent had lighting on the tank for about 2-3 weeks before i received the unit. I was trying to slowly increase the intensity of the channels over time so i didnt spark an algae war in my tank. I set it to about 8% for whites and 6% for Blue and UV. I have had it on the tank for 2 or 3 weeks now and have tons of green hair algae on my rocks.
I havent boosted the light any yet, but was thinking, was I maybe not giving the light enough power, so that the mixture of lighting I actually am giving is the cause of the algae, and not entirely my water parameters, which are quite stable and have been for a while. I have 2 algae scrubbers, on the system, so it makes no sense i should have algae elsewhere.
Can anyone make a recommendation of the new light mixture percentages I should try?
I havent boosted the light any yet, but was thinking, was I maybe not giving the light enough power, so that the mixture of lighting I actually am giving is the cause of the algae, and not entirely my water parameters, which are quite stable and have been for a while. I have 2 algae scrubbers, on the system, so it makes no sense i should have algae elsewhere.
Can anyone make a recommendation of the new light mixture percentages I should try?