If you let your Chaeto grow so big that it takes away all your nuisance Algae- You...

Hey guys just wondering what kind of light cycle your running on your sumps, also what bulbs.I currently have a 2700k cf on my fuge but the cheato is only getting the light that is not taken by the ats. Should I hang another light? I think running the ats and the chaeto might be stunting the growth of eachother because there is minemal growth in both even though I have plenty of nitrates.

 

Wow, good questions.

IIRC, Vinny was running both a ATS and chaeto- not sure.

I've heard the hard core ATS's don't need no 'stink'n' chaeto ;-)

I don't have an ATS. Not that there's anything worong with that, and sure they do work well.

I have 2 clamp on reflectors, each with a 100W CFL bulb. I think they were 6500K.
I tun them 12/12- more or less opposite the DT light cycle.
My display is less than 12/12 though.

Putting more light on both, using clamp on reflectors, and CFL bulbs is low cost, go fot it.

Todd

 

Haha my ats is in no way hardcore. Thanks Todd, think ill pick up that bulb tomorrow.
Are you guys running skimmers? I dont see one in Zestys sump.

 

Yeah, the skimmer is just to the left of the cheato.

 

Oh yea,
I use the SC150, now renamed, it's from SCA, or southern continent Aquatics.
I've had it about 2 years, awesome skimmer- in sump. Pulls nice skim every day.