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03/09/2006, 12:49 AM
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Location: New Joisee, US
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algae in overflow
I was giving my tank a 3 month overhall and found a thick carpet of green algae growth at the top of my overflow. I figure I must be doing something wrong for this growth to appear. What should I be doing?
This might seem like a stupid question but could I yank out that algae and feed it to my algae eating fish? Should I leave it alone and prune - is there a benefit to keeping it? |
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03/09/2006, 01:06 AM
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Location: Rockford, Illinois
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I get it also in my overflow, I think everyone does. There is no benefit to keeping it, it will only grow and grow. I would pull it out. I wouldnt want to have it in the main tank since the spores from it could spread it.
Hair algae is caused from extra nutrients in the tank or high phosphates. |
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03/09/2006, 02:10 AM
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Location: 11 54' N, 121 55' E
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Its perfectly normal.
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03/09/2006, 06:20 AM
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Location: benton, ky
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algae helps water quality
so its fine as long as you can't see it |
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