dawgdude;319864 wrote: I would suggest turning off the UV for a week or two OR run the UV 12 and 12. I may be wrong but it seems that once you get the culture of algae/bacteria on the pad, you will just be relying on the light and the nutrients in the water to fuel it so at that point you could leave the UV on 24/7. I just think your having a hard time getting that inital colonization going.
As far as the light, go to wal-mart and get the GE Energy Smart Daylight 6500K and a red light bulb. Chlorophyll uses blue and red spectrum light primarily from the light spectrum and if you can target the blue with the 6500K and the red with the red bulb you will see some crazy stuff start to grow. Hope that helps.
