That's not dark, I keep mine darker. But, you don't want to grow phyto in there, you use phyto as feed. so that light it not required. If you want to see how many pods you have, turn off air supply, and shine a flashlight through the bottom. You should see plenty, even enough through a picture. Here's mine from a few weeks ago:
No, you don't want it to grow other nasties
Within 2 weeks, phyto should be consumed by baby pods. Odd it's still this green. For me, water becomes fully white within a week. Phyto by itself should settle also and water column should be clear.
Sweet.
I only feed once a week when I cut the culture. I add both Phyto, and crushed dry food.
Randy Homes is doing exactly that in his build thread on r2r right now.
Iirc it's not a concern.
I saw a video of a girl in Florida that would just put her filter floss in totes outside and a few weeks later it would just be filled with pods
As in just toss the dirty floss in the tote with a couple gallons of sw and wait? I’d be into that level of interaction.
