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Algae in a 5,2g tank
SIBIETA wrote:
... About the water changes, i think you are right i do too much water changes, but i need to vacum the gravel some time so, what do you think if i make 1 liter changes every day an 50% changes every week?. ... I don't understand why you feel the need to make such intensive water changes. My setup, for example, is very similar to yours - I have a well-planted 5.5 gal tank with 26W of light (two independently controlled 13W bulbs) and DIY CO2 injection. 26W is a lot for a freshwater 5.5 gal tank, so I keep only one 13W bulb on for 12 hours a day, while the second one comes on for only 1 hour in the middle of the day. (I used to turn it on for 5 hours a day, but it seemed to lead to staghorn algae problem). I change about 30% of the water every week and try to carefully vacuum the gravel (where I can reach it) every other week. The tank is doing fine. -- Best regards, Andrey Tarasevich |
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