Vorog
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Thank man! I don't have everything in the tank set up the way I want. Because I still have to take down my other tank and move things over. So the wires are a mess now. But it's coming along nicely.
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Thank man! I don't have everything in the tank set up the way I want. Because I still have to take down my other tank and move things over. So the wires are a mess now. But it's coming along nicely.
rogergolf66
im an addict lol
I love my Finnix 24/7 planted tank led light they make them in all sizes. It has every color u would want to grow macro
Vorog
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I run mine on a reverse light cycle. (My tank doesn't have the lights I will be running on it, I need to find a 48" light or two hydra 26 HD's) I have temp lights for now. But I run the grow light from 7pm-10am which is close enough to the black out of the tank.
I definitely have a small footprint and it would fit. I've been thinking about getting one. I was looking at reviews over the past couple months. I'm in need of more skimming power. I'm probably gonna pull the trigger next week. lol
Travis1787
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Saw this chaeto sandwich idea on another site and gave it a try ... very simple to make DIY and is great for those without a fuge zone.
Grows through the eggcrate and once it gets a good thick 2-3" ill flip it and let the other side grow and then take it out and trim it to about 1/2" left and put it back in. I haven't seen 1 loose piece of chaeto floating either.
Grows through the eggcrate and once it gets a good thick 2-3" ill flip it and let the other side grow and then take it out and trim it to about 1/2" left and put it back in. I haven't seen 1 loose piece of chaeto floating either.
Travis1787
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The Itech 200 output hits riiiiiight there haha
Travis1787
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Yes sir big thanks to you jake for the chaeto!
tony727
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Oooh I know exactly what you mean lol I got the same one but I keep my water level above the output.
Travis1787
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My water line sits literally right at top of the output just enoughto make some waves lol
nitr8
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I dont understand why you would want to have a light to encourage growth. I made a DIY LED light for mine and the lighting is minimal. I wanted the chaeto to export nutrients from the water column to grow. The chaeto grew like crazy when I first set it up but now I've had the same softball size ball for about a year. I run a ULNS so the chaeto doesnt grow anymore. Now the fuge is solely used to harbor pods. Also the flow through a sump is way to fast for chaeto to export nutrients efficiently. Mine is separate from my sump and is fed by a reactor output so less than 100gph. My take on a fuge is your nutrients are too high if the chaetos growing.
