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scummy blue green seaweed
hi, i have not had an aquarium for long, but i have a blue green
scummy seaweed growing on the top of my proper seaweed. also some blue green weed is growing on the water pump as well. how can i stop this growing please. my tank is not near a window, i mention that because someone said the tank should not get too much daylight. thanking you john west |
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scummy blue green seaweed
"john west" wrote in message om... hi, i have not had an aquarium for long, but i have a blue green scummy seaweed growing on the top of my proper seaweed. also some blue green weed is growing on the water pump as well. how can i stop this growing please. my tank is not near a window, i mention that because someone said the tank should not get too much daylight. thanking you john west Different algae types require different combat methods. http://faq.thekrib.com/algae.html |
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scummy blue green seaweed
"john west" wrote in message om... hi, i have not had an aquarium for long, but i have a blue green scummy seaweed growing on the top of my proper seaweed. also some blue green weed is growing on the water pump as well. how can i stop this growing please. my tank is not near a window, i mention that because someone said the tank should not get too much daylight. thanking you john west thanks for your help, i suspect the problem is the quality of the water. |
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scummy blue green seaweed
hi, i have not had an aquarium for long, but i have a blue green
scummy seaweed growing on the top of my proper seaweed. also some blue green weed is growing on the water pump as well. how can i stop this growing please. my tank is not near a window, i mention that because someone said the tank should not get too much daylight. thanking you john west thanks for your help, i suspect the problem is the quality of the water. The algea you discribe sounds like the dreaded "Bluegreen algea" to be sure rub some between thumb & finger and notice a truly foul smell you'l not easely forget. If this is the case, it's usualy caused from overfeeding or to many fish in the tank. It can be eradicated by dosing with 5mg. per gal. of erythromicin and lights out 3-4 days this stuff is a mixture of cyanobactor & algea and should be treated as a bacteria Good luck , let us know how you make out the afore is personal exp. and not gospel I of course yield to the experts regards Art |
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scummy blue green seaweed
John,
Do a large (50%) water change, clean your filter, vacuum the gravel. You might consider getting a more efficient filter. Also, your nitrates might be very low. Is this a planted tank? -- **So long, and thanks for all the fish!** "john west" wrote in message om... hi, i have not had an aquarium for long, but i have a blue green scummy seaweed growing on the top of my proper seaweed. also some blue green weed is growing on the water pump as well. how can i stop this growing please. my tank is not near a window, i mention that because someone said the tank should not get too much daylight. thanking you john west |
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