Is steady state pH healthy for a reef?

Scrubber_steve · Oct 31, 2018

Subsea said:
Steve, you posted before & after Randy’s post #15 on
https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/macro-algae-as-primary-nutrient-export.482211/
[This one is heavily debated indeed, I really like is as a topic and it's now on the board. Completely anecdotally, the BRS160 fuge seemingly "took off" after switching to a 12hr lighting period over the 24hr we had initially started with. I couldn't say with certainty that the increased growth came from adding a period of night time respiration, but theoretically it seems plausible (given that the same applies to the natural world as it pertains to lighting).]

I honestly don't know when we could get to this one as our list is extremely long, but I've captured it.

Subsea said:
Steve, you posted before & after Randy’s post #15 on
https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/macro-algae-as-primary-nutrient-export.482211/

[This one is heavily debated indeed, I really like is as a topic and it's now on the board. Completely anecdotally, the BRS160 fuge seemingly "took off" after switching to a 12hr lighting period over the 24hr we had initially started with. I couldn't say with certainty that the increased growth came from adding a period of night time respiration, but theoretically it seems plausible (given that the same applies to the natural world as it pertains to lighting).]

I honestly don't know when we could get to this one as our list is extremely long, but I've captured it.

Ok, thanks, but i didn't post in that thread you linked?

Subsea · Oct 31, 2018

Scrubber_steve said:
Ok, thanks, but i didn't post in that thread you linked?

I confused @SantaMonica with Scrubber_steve. Do you’ll know each other? You both are knowledgeable about ATS and macro.

Scrubber_steve · Oct 31, 2018

In regards to 24/7 or day night cycle, light intensity plays a big part in the outcome of any experiment. My algae scrubber Ulva certainly grew a lot more with 24/7, but the specific wattage used is very precise, based on growth screen surface area. But no precise measurement exists for a fuge lighting intensity & thus the variation in intensity from one fuge to the next would vary greatly.