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Algae vs lighting

2K views 9 replies 4 participants last post by  Fenderman 
#1 ·
Earlier this year, my 30+ year old aquarium sprung a leak, so I replaced it with Fluval Vista 23 gallon setup. The new aquarium has LED lighting, whereas the old aquarium had fluorescent. I’ve noticed that the new aquarium has a much greater tendency to develop algae on the glass. I have to scrape the glass pretty much every night. I assume this must be due to the LED lighting. Very frustrating. What are my options here?
 
#7 ·
how do you limit the duration of the lighting now?
 
#8 ·
I turn it on in the morning and turn it off before I go to bed. That’s 15-16 hours. Too much. I want it on for a few hours in the morning and then again when I’m home from work.

By the way, I’ve determined that my light will work with a timer, so all is good.
 
#9 ·
I was wondering why it wouldn't. Thanks for feedback. Hope the algae is lessoned.

my .02
 
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