I have over 4 watts per gallon on my 29 gallon tank and I don't have an
algae problem. I'll admit it took a while and a lot of learning, but I made
it. It takes a lot of learning regarding fertilization, pushing your CO2
output to the upper limits of about 30 ppm (while still keeping your fish in
mind), and a lot of patience. If your nutrients are in correct balance, the
algae should go away, but sometimes this can take some time. I was doing
things correctly, but the algae was slow to disappear and I got impatient.
I kept changing things around and kept messing up. Trust the advice given
in this newsgroup by the "veterans" and give it a little time. Everything
will strike a balance. Once you reach this point of being "algae free",
I've found it's hard (at least for me) to get the algae back as long as you
keep the balance (at least make a conscious effort, which you must do
especially considering the lighting you have).

--
Craig Brye
University of Phoenix Online

"Tony" wrote in message
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Hi,

I'm new to this newsgroup. I've been reading the post here for a
while. I wanted to thank all the posters. I've gotten tons of useful
information by reading the posts here. I've used a lot of the
information here to setup a 46 gallon bowfront that is doing OK.
Thanks!

I wanted to start a discussion regarding tanks that have a lot of
light, at least 3-4 watts per gallon (wgp). I have two such tanks and
have had a lot of problems. What are other people's experiences with
tanks that have a lot of light. What problems have people had with
bright tanks or high light tanks? What are some of the benfits that
people have experienced with bright tanks? How have people dealt with
algae? Any other experiences that you'd like to share?

In another post I'll put the details of my tanks, but I just wanted to
start some discussion first.

Thanks,
Tony