Dave@aquaflora wrote:
I have been recently using Aquarium Pharmacuticals "Stress coat" water
conditioner with weekly water changes. There has been an increase of
noticable algae in the aquarium not seen before. I have heard that some of
these conditioners while neutralizing chlorine and chloramine also affect
the water chemistry by adding phosphates and nitrates as a bi-product? If
so, doing PMDD already, I might be over-fertilizing.

Does anyone know if Aquarium Pharmacuticals conditioners do this?

Anyone's ideas?

Thanks
Dave.

Why are you using Stress Coat? It's never been shown to do anything for
healthy fish and actually degrades water quality (as you're seeing).
Folks have measured and the aloe vera extract increases DOC and
conductivity. I'm not surprised you have an algae bloom.

Go with AmQuel for chloramine or thiosulfate (Genesis is one) for
chlorine and avoid adding "slime coat enhancers" to your tank.

--
Elaine T __
http://eethomp.com/fish.html '__
rec.aquaria.* FAQ http://faq.thekrib.com