I recently added a 40gal refugium to my 200 gallon mixed reef system in attempt to combat nuisance algae.
The fuge is lit with 9red 3wLED, 3RB led and 1 warm white led mounted 6" above the water with no lenses. Additionally the fuge has a 90W equivalent CF bulb, 5000K mounted at one end shining across.
I transferred a big handfull of chaeto from another tank into the fuge and i have been watching it slowly turn from darn green to pale green/yellow in the course of a week. Also I added balls of green turf algae that has infested my display to my fuge in an attempt to get it established there instead but it is fading in color as well.
The fuge is slow flowing at about 300gph, with good water circulation. Bare bottom (no sand at all).
Lighting has been on 24/7 in an attempt to "jump start" the fuge. Could 24/7 lighting be inhibiting growth or is the algae in my display still outcompeteing my fuge for nutrients?
I am manually removing the truf algae from the display to try to help the fuge get nutrients.
Im stumped. Any and all insight welcomed. This is my first refugium.
The fuge is lit with 9red 3wLED, 3RB led and 1 warm white led mounted 6" above the water with no lenses. Additionally the fuge has a 90W equivalent CF bulb, 5000K mounted at one end shining across.
I transferred a big handfull of chaeto from another tank into the fuge and i have been watching it slowly turn from darn green to pale green/yellow in the course of a week. Also I added balls of green turf algae that has infested my display to my fuge in an attempt to get it established there instead but it is fading in color as well.
The fuge is slow flowing at about 300gph, with good water circulation. Bare bottom (no sand at all).
Lighting has been on 24/7 in an attempt to "jump start" the fuge. Could 24/7 lighting be inhibiting growth or is the algae in my display still outcompeteing my fuge for nutrients?
I am manually removing the truf algae from the display to try to help the fuge get nutrients.
Im stumped. Any and all insight welcomed. This is my first refugium.
