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Old 21-09-2004, 08:43 AM
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With DIY CO2 it fluctuates too much, very difficult to maintain stable
levels throughout the ENTIRE day. Ally, you need to measure your KH and PH
values to determine how much co2 is getting into the water. The ideal level
would be somewhere between 25-30ppm CO2. This is quite difficult to achieve
without a ph controller etc. Do a search on Google for Chuck Gadd's website,
he has some info that might make for sense to you.
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"Allyb" wrote in message
...
Red, I wonder if you could clarify something - you initially say that DIY
CO2 is the cause of the algae, and that he was right to turn it off, and
then at the end you say that high CO2 levels are the answer. Do you mean
that the low levels of CO2 produced by DIY causes more algae than no CO2

at
all? - Thanks!


"RedForeman ©®" wrote in message
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|| I was using DIY CO2, but have disconnected it as it only seems to
|| encourage the algae.

This is exactly the 'cause' of it... I know... it's hard to believe...

but
true...

|| I have been reading about treating the plants using a 5% bleach
|| solution and realise the trauma this must cause the plant, but I am
|| desperate.

Yep, I learned that the hard way too... bleach is the only thing that
'really' worked...

|| The only thing I haven't been able to find on the subject is whether
|| the dead algae falls off or whether it persists on the leaves and
|| needs removal. Does anyone have any views?
||
|| Thanks!

FWIW, I too asked this question about a hundred times... and Tom Barr

would
always answer, CO2 2 low... until I learned how to measure my kH and pH

to
get my CO2 levels, I had all types of algae... but I learned.... it's
better to have the upper limit than the lower limit... DIY barely puts

out
enough to get you to the upper limit... Keep it up and chugging and your
algae might just vanish....

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