Fuge Question

[camps23]

Hey
I setup my fuge on the new tank a few weeks ago. Live rock, cheato, and 10 mangroves. Everything is growing like crazy and my nitrates are non existent. In the past few days I have noticed alot of red algae growing on everything in my fuge as well. I was thinking of possibly cutting back my fuge lighting. I'm currently running my fuge lights 24/7. Whats everyone else running ?

 

[reef keeper]

It's cyano? Or corraline.

With chaeto you just run the fudge light opposite the tank lights. The cal urea you need lights on always so it doesn't go sexual

How big is the tank? That's a lot of mangroves. You farming them? Lol

 

[camps23]

Looks like cyano.
Tank is 70g with 30g sump.
can I run the fuge light opposite of tank lights with the cheato and mangroves ?

 

[100gallon]

quick question, this isn't the first time I have read that you should run lights oppo to your dt. I am not doing this currently, but can easily, what is the reason for doing this?

 

[EricTMah]

The reason for running opposite of dt is so the macro algae grows and releases o2 and uses up co2 while the dt's lights are off to stabilize Ph swings.

I don't run mine opposite because I've never seen a benefit of doing so.

It's a personal preference imo

Sony Xperia Z3

 

[Sewerat]

Ok so here's one. What the heck is meant by going sexual? Reason for or against? I mean to me, getting sexual is fine with me?

 

[EricTMah]

Lol

Some species of caulerpa will go serial and release spores into your system which will in turn populate your dt with unwanted caulerpa.

Sony Xperia Z3

 

[scubasteve]

if your getting cyano in your fuge give the chato and caulerpa a shake you prob have to little flow and its accumulating detritus in the clump and holy mangroves i have 8 in my 125 and once they start growing a bit more a few are going in my seahorse tank.... those things grow into massive bushes if allowed