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Can I turn off lights in the middle of the day?
Something's out of balance. Please post your stats. Also, are you dosing
with trace elements? chet chet-at-surewestDOTnet wrote in message ... I am still fighting algae. What I have now is dark reddish brown but not "powdery" like diatoms. It is definitely more like green algae in texture. When I trim the plants, the algae looks black once out of the water. I have a 29 gallon tank with a 55w CF, fluorite substrate, and Nutrafin CO2 kit. Plants include Nana, Amazon Swords, Onion plants, Java Fern, Pond Penny, Anacharis, and Rotala indica. After two hours of light they all perl like crazy. There is a shower of small air bubbles floating up to the surface. I have been cutting back on the light and am now down to about 10 hours. Will it count toward a light reduction target if I start turning off the light in the middle of the day? Will it inhibit growth or damage the plants? I am hoping that by slowly cutting back on light I can eventually get the algae under control. On the other hand, I want to see the tank while I am at home. Any advice? chet |
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