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Barley Straw Extract for Green Water Algae ?
"Rikko" wrote in message
... This was the Laguna bagged stuff - I've heard nothing about using liquid extracts or the like, but I don't know that they would work. I believe the principle behind it is that the slow decay of the barley releases enzymes that discourage algae growth.. I can't see a liquid providing any sort of time release decay. There are liquid products around that are made from barley extract. They are supposed to contain the same enzymes -- you simply have to dose them every few days. I tried one of these for a few months to see whether I'd make any progress on a slight green water problem and some green fuzz algae. To me, the stuff didn't seem to be effective. (Of course, there may have been other issues with my water parameters at the time that were dominant, so the barley extract couldn't work.) In general, with algae growth, there is something not quite in balance in the tank. To me, the best way to address the problem then is to find out what's not right and address that. If I add something to an already out-of-balance tank, thereby really putting it even more out of balance, that seems unlikely to be remedy for the problem (except maybe as a short-term fix). Cheers, Michi. -- Michi Henning Ph: +61 4 1118-2700 ZeroC, Inc. http://www.zeroc.com |
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