My 650g plywood tank also Wetsuit
- Thread starter sashimimaster
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Well the light I have over the tank is just plain flourescent tubes. Can't remember the spectrum but it's whatever you get at home depot. lol
But my question is if the algae scrubber is doing it's job why would I have any in the tank whatever the color?
Brown feeds off Silicates which the scrubber can not remove. Better to go with T5 bulbs with 10k spectrum.
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Dang it! I wish I would have known that before. Now I have to go for a swim to change the bulbs. Lol
Just for info the blue max has a beautiful blue color when its thick!
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Wow, you guys keep digging up this thread.
As an update the tank is holding up perfectly. I've having lots of issues with the filter and algae scrubber. I've since removed the algae scrubber and built a big plant filter using pothos and lucky bamboo. I'll post a pic when I get it installed.
As an update the tank is holding up perfectly. I've having lots of issues with the filter and algae scrubber. I've since removed the algae scrubber and built a big plant filter using pothos and lucky bamboo. I'll post a pic when I get it installed.
Here's my updated plant filter. The grid will have pothos growing through it and the baskets will have lucky bamboo growing in it. After that are some scrubbies just to keep out the debris from entering the pump chamber. So this replaces my failed attempt at an algae scrubber. It worked for a little while but then it wasn't getting enough flow and started leaking too. So I went back to something simpler with just a plain box and planting baskets. I made it similar to the main tank with leftover material. Epoxy with cloth mat in the corners, Wetsuite on top of that then covered with pool paint.
