I've had a reef for about 12 years. In both my display as well in my refugium I have a DSB. Growing and pruning (1/3 every other week) algae is the only phosphate export I have. It's a delicate balance.
Compared to my display, my refugium is relatively small (30 vs 180 liter). The same goes for my lighting (15W @ 100% vs 270W @ ca. 50%).
Because of the size of the display, it's not responsible having even a yellow tang. So snails and an urchin are the only algae eating creatures in the display.
My question: does it make my fuge more effective when I increase the hours of light in the fuge? I currently run it in a reversed daylight schedule 10 pm till 10 am (display including rise and set from 10 am till 10 pm). Or will it be more effective adding another Kessil H80 Tuna Flora (or other light)?
I currently don't have the space in sump area or around reef setup for having a algae reactor. We are still planning to buy another home. Until then I don't want to invest in a bigger aquarium
Compared to my display, my refugium is relatively small (30 vs 180 liter). The same goes for my lighting (15W @ 100% vs 270W @ ca. 50%).
Because of the size of the display, it's not responsible having even a yellow tang. So snails and an urchin are the only algae eating creatures in the display.
My question: does it make my fuge more effective when I increase the hours of light in the fuge? I currently run it in a reversed daylight schedule 10 pm till 10 am (display including rise and set from 10 am till 10 pm). Or will it be more effective adding another Kessil H80 Tuna Flora (or other light)?
I currently don't have the space in sump area or around reef setup for having a algae reactor. We are still planning to buy another home. Until then I don't want to invest in a bigger aquarium