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Old 19-08-2004, 03:54 PM
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||| If you've followed the group for any length of time, TomBarr has
||| mentioned several times that phospate is one element that is
||| usually linked to algae problems... it was in mine....
||
|| I never doubted that phosphate was the problem, but I always though
|| the water changes would fix it.
|| (You guys also pointed out that the nitrate level was at zero and was
|| stunting growth which was also correct).
|| It just never occured to me that the source was from the light
|| breakage and not just overfeeding....
||
|| K

I think phosphate is hard to remove, especially once introduced... if it's
not in the water, it probably has attached to something in the tank..
driftwood or substrate.... maybe even the plants...

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