Tang Heaven

[GMGQ]

In my seemingly endless quest to find a suitable fuge bulb for my chaeto (and now newly added tang heaven), I think I may have finally found it.

The last bulb I was using was the local fave Philips Daylight CF bulb. My chaeto slowly turned to mush.

I recently got a new clump from a friend, and I tried out a new bulb too: Sylvania 65W Spot Grow.

Instantly, the chaeto has doubled in a couple of weeks! And the Tang Heaven seems to be hanging on as well (only the very bottom parts arent doing as well). I think the key is to manually turn the algae at least once a day so that when the fuge light comes on, the lower portions will get more light.

[skylord]

It turned to mush in my hang on ref under a 28 watt cf with the light on 12 hrs a day. In my sump with a 9 watt on 24/7 it is doing very well. In my 33 some is doing just OK at the bottom of the tank and what I put in a hang on basket turned to mush. I think the more intense the light and the closer to the light the algae is, the faster it turns to mush. Anyway, low light 24/7 is doing best for me.
Hippo and rabbit both really like the stuff but aren't getting as much as they would like till I see if or how much I can get to grow.

[seashells]

The stuff in the fuge that went "mushy" seems to have some healthy regrowth mixed in. The mysis & pods are quite happy swimming in the mush, & I see no other ill affects. Gona leave it & see what happens........