Goodbye GHA!

[Maverick00]

Well ever since ive owned my 33 gallon aquarium ive struggled with HA here and there. Ive ran a 4x T5HO light fixture and played around with bulb colors trying to get a combo I liked as well as changing the bulbs out every 6 - 12 months (whatever i can afford at the time). Frequent water changes, blasting the live rock with a baster, growing cheato, phosban. Nothing was ever a quick or easy fix.


Almost a week ago I switched my lighting to a single 250w MH fixture and loved the color and shimmer of the ebay 20000k. Days later I noticed almost all the algae in the tank slowing disappearing! Melting off the CPR overflow, off the PVC intake, off all 4 panes of glass. The light schedule shuts off a couple hours earlier but Im convinced the lights had a much bigger influence on the HA growth than I previously thought. I cant afford to change my bulbs every 3-6 months so Ill defiantly try this out for a couple months. Corals are happier than ever as well. My only complaint is of course the heat but ill add a fan to blow over the surface when i make a more permanent stand for the fixture. Anyone have a similar experience with HA and light setups?