Dennis, as long as you can see light to the bottom, or maybe, the last half inch at the bottom is darker, your good.. The main thing with that light, is the other algea that it out grows.. The chai will honestly choke off the other.. At this point forward, your probably going to find that the growth rate will increase more and more, until it gets to a point where it needs to rest for like a week or two.. And you can cut it back to 8 hours for that.. It depends on how much nutrient it is consuming..
8 hours is my current period... from 10pm to 6am.
There is a guy on the other forum who lives in Germany and said he was going to run over to Triton today to talk to the guys and see what they have to say.
There is another guy on that forum running a Triton tank and his algae bed looks like swamp on top! He never touches it. He says different types of algae, live and die, come and go, thru different cycles.
I wish I could link to a few different posts over there.
Here's a snippet from one...
By adding TRITON "œBASE ELEMENTZ", algae form greater amounts of amino acids, vitamins and various types of sugar. These are absorbed in metabolic processes, e.g. by the microorganisms living in the algae, which are also supplied with "œBASE ELEMENTZ". In turn, microorganisms such as plankton are a high-quality source of food for other forms of life, including several types of coral. Furthermore, organic substances are released when the algae die off, which gives creatures in aquaria that depend on them another option for absorption.
A metabolic chain, which assures a constant supply of amino acids, vitamins and sugar to the aquarium system, is generated in the tank by the natural process of producing and consuming substances. This principle is also found in nature. Very healthy coral reefs, for instance, are frequently located near areas where seaweed flourishes. Another advantage of "œalgae catalysation": Substances generated directly in an aquarium by algae are considerably more effective than supplements added artificially.
So I dunno, man!
Previously I would have fully agreed with you, but now... :uhoh3: lol
JimWelsh from R2 R put this spreadsheet together.
After about 6 weeks my new screen top from Artfully Acrylic arrived.
It's made to fit the tank exactly, even going around the overflow.
It's recessed inside with about 1/8" sticking up, supported by tabs on the corners.
I also opted for the feed door in the front.
I normally like to feed more in the center of the tank but it's still nice to have easy access to the water for filling test tubes, dosing things, placing my nori clip, etc.
The white screen material is the same as the BRS stuff.
It ain't cheap, but it looks much nicer and doesn't take away from the rimless look as much as other options.
So I get the clean look AND I don't have to worry about jumpers.
Overall I'm very pleased and would definitely recommend this product.
The only thing I would have liked to see is smoother, polished edges (i'm sure this would have jacked the price up even further though) and some kind of hinge on the door.
If hit right and hard enough, a fish could knock it off, leaving a good sized escape hole.
Love the way this came together, Gorgonians are really neat, underrated corals that have a "coolness" factor to me that rivals Acropora.
Beautiful tank sir !
Also what is under the tank is a work of art as well. I am very jealous of your organizational skills.
Interesting! Thanks!
Thanks!
Thank you, and yes it does seem to suck up quite a bit of nutrients.
It comes with a hanging kit.
It was just posted yesterday.
How?
