so.. is this a good thing? (algae stressed and dying)? or should I worry
that something in the water is going bad?

I still have green spot algae on the tank walls, and some diatoms.. all the
other fuzzy stuff the SAE ate them, so can't really base the water condition
on algae growth anymore..

ammonia, nitrite, nirate is all zero.. ph is somewhere betwenn 7.0 and
7.5-ish.. or so.. (still trying to get trend).. and yes.. will be looking
into adding nitrate.. soon... GH=4 (dropped from 6 after water change),
KH=2... water is relatively clear.. ever-so-slightly hazy..

linda

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Hi all,

I seem to have an algae called "staghorn".. sort of like a branching
version
of thread algae.. thicker strands than thread too.

usually they are pale grey-green.. but few of the strands started to
turn
pink (almost fuscia-color). kinda pretty, but a it disturbing
(unnatural
color!)

what does this mean?

linda

Likely it might be dying. It's a red alga and usually has grey color
but in stressed portions it will turn red.
Phycoerythin is the red pigment.

Regards,
Tom Barr