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Re: Lighting for algae control



On Fri, 6 Sep 1996 15:39:01 -0400, Matt wrote:

> Lighting is from 2 shoplights with 4x40 watt daylight bulbs
>on a timer, which keeps them on for 13 hours a day

You might wish to think about whether to introduce an afternoon nap
for your tank.  Instead of 13h of light, consider 6h on, 3h off, 7h
on or some such.   It may help your algae problem a lot.   I sure
have NONE in my tank after having the green water from hell.

Dave Gomberg, FormMaestro!      San Francisco CA USA   gomberg at wcf_com