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|| Red, I wonder if you could clarify something - you initially say
|| that DIY CO2 is the cause of the algae, and that he was right to || turn it off, and then at the end you say that high CO2 levels are || the answer. Do you mean that the low levels of CO2 produced by DIY || causes more algae than no CO2 at all? - Thanks! Ok, I never said DIY is the cause... simply, it doesn't produce enough to matter in the first place... by that, the 'lack' of it, can be attributed to the DIY... What I meant is this, DIY fluctuates from 5ppm to 25ppm in each batch... that fluctuation is actually feeding most algaes... versus a press. system, pumping out 25ppm consistently, 24/7/180(I get 6months out of mine) and that will help stand off most algaes... || "RedForeman ©®" wrote in message || ... ||||| I was using DIY CO2, but have disconnected it as it only seems to ||||| encourage the algae. ||| ||| This is exactly the 'cause' of it... I know... it's hard to ||| believe... but true... ||| ||||| I have been reading about treating the plants using a 5% bleach ||||| solution and realise the trauma this must cause the plant, but I ||||| am desperate. ||| ||| Yep, I learned that the hard way too... bleach is the only thing ||| that 'really' worked... ||| ||||| The only thing I haven't been able to find on the subject is ||||| whether the dead algae falls off or whether it persists on the ||||| leaves and needs removal. Does anyone have any views? ||||| ||||| Thanks! ||| ||| FWIW, I too asked this question about a hundred times... and Tom ||| Barr would always answer, CO2 2 low... until I learned how to ||| measure my kH and pH to get my CO2 levels, I had all types of ||| algae... but I learned.... it's better to have the upper limit ||| than the lower limit... DIY barely puts out enough to get you to ||| the upper limit... Keep it up and chugging and your algae might ||| just vanish.... ||| ||| -- |||| RedForeman ©® fabricator and creator of the ratbike |||| streetfighter!!! ========================== |||| 2003 TRX450ES |||| 1992 TRX-350 XX (For Sale) |||| '98 Tacoma Ext Cab 4X4 Lifted.... |||| ========================== |||| ø¤°`°¤ø,¸¸¸,ø¤°`°¤ø,¸¸¸,ø¤°`°¤ø,¸¸,ø¤°`°¤ø,¸¸¸,ø¤° `°¤ø,¸¸,ø¤°`°¤ø ||||| ((((º`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸.·´¯`·.¸. ((((º ·´¯`·. , .·´¯`·.. ((((º |||| for any questions you may have.... |||| Gmail - the ultimate in disappointment... -- | RedForeman ©® fabricator and creator of the ratbike streetfighter!!! | ========================== | 2003 TRX450ES | 1992 TRX-350 XX (For Sale) | '98 Tacoma Ext Cab 4X4 Lifted.... | ========================== | ø¤°`°¤ø,¸¸¸,ø¤°`°¤ø,¸¸¸,ø¤°`°¤ø,¸¸,ø¤°`°¤ø,¸¸¸,ø¤° `°¤ø,¸¸,ø¤°`°¤ø | ((((º`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸.·´¯`·.¸. ((((º ·´¯`·. , .·´¯`·.. ((((º | for any questions you may have.... | Gmail - the ultimate in disappointment... |
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