No plywood under tank and algae growth

Poisonus Yeti · 03/07/2008, 01:13 PM

Say you have a refugium underneath your main tank. If you don't cover the bottom of your tank will you get algae growth under the sand in the DT from the refugium light? I wouldn't think so since it's a near anaerobic environment 3" deep under the sand but I wanted to ask the people with experience. Thanks!

Yeti

Poisonus Yeti · 03/07/2008, 02:41 PM

Dumb question?

Toddrtrex · 03/07/2008, 03:06 PM

Assuming that you don''t have the light shining up at the sandbed, I don't see it being an issue.

There is nothing blocking the light from my fuge, and the bottom of my tank is algae free.

Though, my light and fuge are smaller. Here is how the light is.

Blown 346 · 03/07/2008, 03:23 PM

You should be ok, there will be some algae growth normally anyway there, but nothing that has to be addressed. The growth that you can get would be tiny.

03/07/2008, 01:13 PM	#1
Poisonus Yeti Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 220	No plywood under tank and algae growth Say you have a refugium underneath your main tank. If you don't cover the bottom of your tank will you get algae growth under the sand in the DT from the refugium light? I wouldn't think so since it's a near anaerobic environment 3" deep under the sand but I wanted to ask the people with experience. Thanks! Yeti

03/07/2008, 02:41 PM	#2
Poisonus Yeti Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 220	Dumb question? __________________ - Yeti

03/07/2008, 03:06 PM	#3
Toddrtrex Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Carol Stream, IL Posts: 23,162	Assuming that you don''t have the light shining up at the sandbed, I don't see it being an issue. There is nothing blocking the light from my fuge, and the bottom of my tank is algae free. Though, my light and fuge are smaller. Here is how the light is. __________________ Click my name and then "visit toddrtrex's homepage" for tank pictures Current Tank Info: 210g reef and 65g reef

03/07/2008, 03:23 PM	#4
Blown 346 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Rockford, Illinois Posts: 6,596	You should be ok, there will be some algae growth normally anyway there, but nothing that has to be addressed. The growth that you can get would be tiny.