algea
what is a good bulb to grow algea?i have a few plecos (5) in my tank and
i wanted to grown some algea for them to eat.the bulbs i have now dont seem to be working.i dont know the wattage.i leave them on for 12 hours then the other 12 i leave my moon lights on.i do have a UV sterlizer so this might be a reason i cant get no algea.any help would be great thanx in advance -- Posted via CichlidFish.com http://www.cichlidfish.com/portal/forums |
algea
Almost assuredly, your UV sterilizer is what is preventing you from
being able to grow algae. I have plecos myself (3) and I feed them Hikari Algae Wafers as usually my tank is algae free (though currently I am battling an outbreak of Staghorn algae). They love the wafers. I've also heard of people using blanched zuchinni to feed their plecos. I don't think you need to grow Algae unless that's just what you want to do. If so, turn off the UV sterilizer and you should begin seeing some results soon depending on the normal conditions of your tank minus the UV hardware. -Kevin S |
algea
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traydogg6969 -DONTEMAIL wrote: what is a good bulb to grow algea?i have a few plecos (5) in my tank and i wanted to grown some algea for them to eat.the bulbs i have now dont seem to be working.i dont know the wattage.i leave them on for 12 hours then the other 12 i leave my moon lights on.i do have a UV sterlizer so this might be a reason i cant get no algea.any help would be great The brightest bulb you can use would be the best bulb. Warm white is fine. Gro lux may or may not work better, evidence is mixed, but it sure makes African cichlids color up nice. -- Need Mercedes parts ? - http://parts.mbz.org Richard Sexton | Mercedes stuff: http://mbz.org 1970 280SE, 72 280SE | Home page: http://rs79.vrx.net 633CSi 250SE/C 300SD | http://aquaria.net http://killi.net |
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