How many hrs of light per day?
"Koi-lo" wrote in message
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"Steve Michie" wrote in message
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ok sweet - if u had 120 W (3 bulbs) over ur 55g - my next question was
gonna be how u control the algae - hehe - i've got 120 W over my 55g and
am battling cloudy water (green algae) with lights on for only 8 hours
per day - cheers.
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I've gotten rid of green water with nothing more than stepped up partial
water changes. The Vortex DE filter is excellent to remove floating
algae.
yeah, I tried extra water changes, extra gravel vacuuming, weekly blackout
periods - without success - but after 1 week with the vortex diatom & a 2nd
charge of powder - a massive improvement - not 100% crystal clear yet - but
the plants are starting to flourish again - so another few weeks and the
micro floating algae (that the vortex cant trap) might just get outcompeted
by the plants - fingers crossed. I'm still dosing CO2 but have stopped
dosing iron & potassium.
Cheers.
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