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Green stringy algae and what to do about it
Thanks for the advice.
I did some testing for the first time in a long time last night. As you (plural) suspected, My Nitrates and Phosphates were high - Nitrates = 22 ppm and PO4 1+ ppm. I do weekly water changes of 25-30%. I just started mixing tap water with R/O. I have 4x40 watt flourescents on my 55 gal tank and I inject CO2 (if that matters). I have a few questions about reducing these values: 1) Do you recommend using chemical removers? 2) With the exception of this string algae (which is mechanically under control) my tank is doing the best it has ever been. Will I put this in jeopardy by reducing these values? "LeighMo" wrote in message ... I have three Clown Loaches (~3") so I don't think I can go with Algae eating Shrimp. My clown loaches are 5" and bigger now, and they don't bother my algae-eating shrimp. But Dave's right, you can't expect algae eaters to work miracles. You have to get your tank in balance. Leigh http://www.fortunecity.com/lavender/halloween/881/ |
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