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That's what she said....
I would say that if you're only running a system with 40g of water, then leave it alone. The lights are fine, matched to the tank volume, and the only real concern is the flow rate. It would be better to just feed from your sump intake vs off the return line.
I would say that you over-cleaned it, but it's not that big of a deal. You have to scrub pretty hard to get all the slime coat off from that first week, you can see after cleaning that it was still brownish, so you're OK. Just take it easy on the next couple cleanings.
You're right about the diatom algae. Diatoms will always grow on the screen, simply because they are the fastest growing. When I clean my screens, I rinse that all away and keep the green hair and dry it out and use as plant fertilizer.
I wish I could run the ATS off of my drain line, but it is not an option. The ATS is sitting at the same hieght or actually a little above my tank. I have no extra room under the tank as it currently is.
I will keep the "over-cleaning" in mind for the next few weeks, and make sure not to remove too much per cleaning. I will update in this thread.
Would it hurt to add more light once I increase the flow? I plan to replace my return pump anyways, so once there is proper flow I was thinking of adding another 23w CFL per side using a splitter like this. I am assuming this will improve the preformance of the ATS?
