will atinic lights cause algea?

[jerl77]

will atinic lights cause algea? running 6 atinic bulbs and 2 10k bulbs seem like i am get more algea will the bulbs cause this?

 

[mckostya]

old bulbs will cause algae. how old are the bulbs? they say change every 6-8 months..

 

[jerl77]

3 weeks old

 

[triggerhappy]

how long are the lights on for?

 

[mandown123]

lights cause algae, period. The spectrum does have an effect on how much, though.

 

[jerl77]

9 hours there on for