Subtle Cause and Effect in the health of a fish tank

tzylak · 10/03/2016, 02:01 PM

Over the last month my tank developed algae problem to the point where the glass was thick with growth every third day. An infestation of sorts.
Something was wrong since even my chaeto in the fudge stopped growing.
Well, the fudge bulb seemed less bright than normal so I replaced it.
And guess what? Immediately the chaeto started to flourish and my front glass is clean, even after a week.
Never let up on vigilance or things can go downhill fast.

kmbyrnes · 10/03/2016, 05:47 PM

Always good to be reminded that even that small stuff can have a big impact.
Thanks for sharing.

10/03/2016, 02:01 PM	#1
tzylak Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Oceanside, CA Posts: 457	Subtle Cause and Effect in the health of a fish tank Over the last month my tank developed algae problem to the point where the glass was thick with growth every third day. An infestation of sorts. Something was wrong since even my chaeto in the fudge stopped growing. Well, the fudge bulb seemed less bright than normal so I replaced it. And guess what? Immediately the chaeto started to flourish and my front glass is clean, even after a week. Never let up on vigilance or things can go downhill fast.

10/03/2016, 05:47 PM	#2
kmbyrnes Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Mesa AZ Posts: 2,055	Always good to be reminded that even that small stuff can have a big impact. Thanks for sharing. __________________ 125g Mixed Reef 5/26/2015; 350 Butterfly Dominated FOWLR 11/26/2015 - 11/17/20217 & 07/31/18 to ??? ; 100g Mixed Reef 11/16/2013 to 06/16/2017 Current Tank Info: Too small