"Liz McGuire" wrote in message
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Bill,

Does that work? I've got a 10g unplanted tank and I'd like to keep a
brown algae farm going (the Otos have pretty much finished it off).
It's just a 10W 50/50 bulb on one side, so pretty low WPG level...

Thanks,

Liz

Excess light "should" grow Algae, but I haven't had any luck so far. I even
upgraded the lights to 2x36, although I'm only running one bulb until the
second ballast arrives. I recently replaced all the gravel and most of the
water, so I suspect the Nitrates are quite low. I moved most of the Otos to
the large plant tank, so Algae is less of a concern. I used Algae covered
rocks from the GF tank to tide them over.




Bill Stock wrote:

I actually missed the twice a week the first time. Usually 12 hours of
light
or less is recommended. Although I'm currently at 16 hours on my 10
gallon,
trying to keep enough Algae for the inhabitants.