refugium lighting or cycling

wdbill

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I have a 58 gallon reef. And just added a diy 20 gallon refugium with cheato and a 4.5''DSB and a live rock with dividing walls and my light was a 5100k 19 watt I got that idea melevs reef. now I'm trying a 6400k 20 watt. I put this one in today.
The cheato does not seem to be growing. and the hair algae stopped growing that a plus. I had a good time with the hair algae. I will miss scrubbing the rocks on the weekends. But now I have something new to do on the weekends now I cyanobacteria
in my refugium I guessing it is one of two things lighting and or cycling? my tank is 2+ years and my fuge is under 3 months old
It is on top of the main tank using a maxi jet 900 with a valve to control the flow and a maxi jet 1200 for the circulation. Is that Too Much. I dont know before the MJ 1200 I could see all kinds of pods and I had to get live rock rubble th cover the sand to keep from having a sand storm in the fuge and the cyanobacteria is on the sides and bottom covering the rubble but not the cheato it is spinning around .

Thanks Bill:confused:
 
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