SO I am in the market for a ATS decided to buy one instead of DIY as I wanted a finished looking product.
I know scrubbers are biased on "cubes per day" and not tank gallons. this change was made w/ most simmer brands around 2013 ish.
just wanted to know if the formula had changed in the last few years with LED lights getting better =more powerful and perhaps better spectrum.
this is what I found to be the standard but is an older formula is it still valid in today's world
Vertical, lit from both sides: 12 square inches of screen material per cube of food per day, 12 watts of light split between each side.
so if I use this calculation a screen that is 7.25x 7.25 with 52.5" per side and a total area of 105" would be able to support 8 cubes a day?? this seems not accurate a little on the high side.
feedback?
I know scrubbers are biased on "cubes per day" and not tank gallons. this change was made w/ most simmer brands around 2013 ish.
just wanted to know if the formula had changed in the last few years with LED lights getting better =more powerful and perhaps better spectrum.
this is what I found to be the standard but is an older formula is it still valid in today's world
Vertical, lit from both sides: 12 square inches of screen material per cube of food per day, 12 watts of light split between each side.
so if I use this calculation a screen that is 7.25x 7.25 with 52.5" per side and a total area of 105" would be able to support 8 cubes a day?? this seems not accurate a little on the high side.
feedback?