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i am growing cheato in my sump and have a pc 7500w light should it be on with the tank lights or on when tanks lights are off? also i plan on running it like 8 hours is that enough?
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oops i meant 7100k
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thats what i was wondering for ph reasons
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Cheato requires a dark period and doesn't do near as well at nutrient export on a 24/7. All plants do actually. In fact only about half as much growth on the last study I read.
It will help with pH swings if you do a reverse daylight schedule.
If you use caulerpa though, you want to do 24/7 and the theory on that is that it keeps it from going into spore formation which is when it turns white and basicly melts in the tank and could also cause you to grow it in the display as well if the spores take hold. When that happens it will release all the phosphates and nitrates that it grew from. Thus negating any benefit from it in the first place.
It will help with pH swings if you do a reverse daylight schedule.
If you use caulerpa though, you want to do 24/7 and the theory on that is that it keeps it from going into spore formation which is when it turns white and basicly melts in the tank and could also cause you to grow it in the display as well if the spores take hold. When that happens it will release all the phosphates and nitrates that it grew from. Thus negating any benefit from it in the first place.
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