Setting up an ATS

[riche]

What is the consensus on running a new ATS 24 hrs to get it seeded?

Am I wrong to do that or should I have it opposite of my main lights?

 

[Garf]

What is the consensus on running a new ATS 24 hrs to get it seeded?

Am I wrong to do that or should I have it opposite of my main lights?

I settled on 18hrs light, just to give it a break. No idea if that is beneficial or not.

 

[BryanM]

12-18 hrs a day, and half the ats lights off or half covered for the first month or so.

IE, slow, wait for growth, and then you can kinda do whatever you want. It just takes 4-8 weeks to get it seeded and growning properly.

 

[Garf]

Here's mine. No idea why it shows up great on iPad but stupid on android. It was a while ago, however;

https://algaescrubber.net/forums/showthread.php?1823-howdy-from-the-uk-day-one/page2