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I have a 55 gallon tank, no live plants. How many watts do i need, so the brown algae will stay away? I'm using 15 watt now and have brown algae. Thanks
Weird. I run 60 watts and no algea. Maybe I just jinxed myself. How long do you leave the lights on for?
I think 15 watt is too low and that's what causes the brown algae to grow. Get some bigger bulbs up the wattage to maybe at least 30 watts.
QUOTE(throttlethumb @ Mar 23 2006, 09:33 AM)
Weird. I run 60 watts and no algea. Maybe I just jinxed myself. How long do you leave the lights on for?
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No algae at all is better than brown algae
QUOTE(throttlethumb @ Mar 22 2006, 05:33 PM)
Weird. I run 60 watts and no algea. Maybe I just jinxed myself. How long do you leave the lights on for?
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I leave the lights on all day and turn them off at night. I will try 30 watts and see what happens. Thanks every one.
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