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01-26-2007, 01:50 AM
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| Fuzzy Sticks   | Re: How long do light your refuigium?? If you plan on useing macro algae id say 24/7. Thats what i do. The point is to keep them growing all the time so they pull nutrients out.
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01-26-2007, 08:20 AM
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| Sunshine Reefer  | Re: How long do light your refuigium?? Many people also run the fuge lighting opposite the tank lighting. It helps to minimize the day/nigh ph swing. I hear either that or 24/7 the most. Mine is 24/7 right now since I just set it up. I will go to opposite the tank lights after it has some time to really kick in. Maybe a couple of months.
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01-26-2007, 10:15 AM
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| The Wand Geek was here. ;)   | Re: How long do light your refuigium?? Mine used to be 24/7 but recently I changed the photoperiod to run opposite of my display lighting to allow the algae to respire.
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01-26-2007, 10:57 AM
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| Re: How long do light your refuigium?? I run mine opposite my actinics, they run from 10:30 p.m. - 11:30 a.m. |
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05-26-2007, 09:54 PM
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| Pistol Shrimp  | Re: How long do light your refuigium?? I too run mine oppisite the main tank to allow the algae to retire...resit.. ahh heck.  What Doni said......  ( I think Doni looks up those words at bigwords.com)
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05-26-2007, 10:14 PM
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| The Wand Geek was here. ;) | Re: How long do light your refuigium?? Hahaha 
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05-26-2007, 10:21 PM
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| Fuzzy Sticks | Re: How long do light your refuigium?? LOL. you all are funny. I think most people do the reverse thing for PH reasons also. I still do mine 24/7. My PH drops down to 7.99 at night and i dont worry so much. It go's back to 8.5 by morning.
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05-27-2007, 01:26 PM
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| Do I look as lost as I am  | Re: How long do light your refuigium?? I've been running mine 24/7 for 2 months but am thinking of switching over to opposite of main for respiration reasons. Wonder what the long term side effects of 24/7 is on the macro! Maybe early retirement?  Allen
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05-27-2007, 02:26 PM
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| Fuzzy Sticks | Re: How long do light your refuigium?? Well when you use a refugium with say cheatomophia, Your saposed to export the growth out on a regular schedule. This exporting helps to remove nutrients and cause new growth on the macro. By running the lighting 24/7 you keep it growing new growth and cut out the old.
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