Biocube refugium

[mattack]

I using the middle chamber of my biocube as a refugium i just wanted to know if anyone else was and if so how long are they leaving the light on the refugium right now i have it coming on when the tank lights go to night lighing. My Phosphate are a little high and I wanted to know running the light longer would help see i have some Chaetomorpha Algae in my refugium was thinking if light was on long maybe to would pull more phosphates from the water.

 

[SynDen]

Dont think changing the light would make that much difference in phos numbers, i could be wrong though. However changing the light will affect ph numbers, if you just have cheato in it a reverse of the dt lighting cycle is ideal. Doing this will keep your ph from fluctuating during the night and day.

 

[mattack]

Thank you

 

[Coloradoreefer]

+1

 

[bfsbiocube]

I have the same tank and run a refugium in the middle chamber, and had similar phosphate issues. I added a reactor to chamber 3.

 

[asn-naso]

Talk to Kris aka thunder twonk. He built a nice fife light with red leds for his biocube

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[zombie]

Although it wont help phos numbers a ton, you could always have them kick on an hour before lights out and turn off an hour after lights on. Macros grow the best under 12-14 hours of light.

Anyone who cannot cope with mathematics is not fully human. At best he is a tolerable subhuman who has learned to wear shoes, bathe and not make messes in the house. -robert heinlein

 

[zombie]

Typo 12-18

Anyone who cannot cope with mathematics is not fully human. At best he is a tolerable subhuman who has learned to wear shoes, bathe and not make messes in the house. -robert heinlein

 

[ReefCheif]

I run a fuge in my middle chamber with a 12K LED. I run the LED 16 hours a day on an opposite schedule than the display lights. No phosphate issues at all, YET, lol.