Fired it up 2/21/12. "Seeded" it with some GHA from the back of the tank but pulling it off the glass with my hand and just spreading it along the top portion of the screen.
5 days of growth.
I know my flow is not optimal for the width of screen (12") but I will be getting a lifereef overflow box soon. I am hoping that will give me the 420gph I need. I'm estimating my current flow rate at 250-300gph. The "left side" of the screen is not growing algae as fast as the "right side". The flow is only heavy across 2/3 of the screen. It makes it all the way across but it sort of "waves" across the screen.
5 days of growth.
I know my flow is not optimal for the width of screen (12") but I will be getting a lifereef overflow box soon. I am hoping that will give me the 420gph I need. I'm estimating my current flow rate at 250-300gph. The "left side" of the screen is not growing algae as fast as the "right side". The flow is only heavy across 2/3 of the screen. It makes it all the way across but it sort of "waves" across the screen.