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05/28/2006, 04:27 PM
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green alge
i have been using ro for over 3 months i have lots of flow and filtration and i dont leave my lights on non stop but my substrate of CC still seams to have lots of alge growth on it as well as some of my LR is being taken over what is the best way to resolve this in a timely manner i also run a UV that i thought would help but so far it doesent any advice
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05/29/2006, 09:38 AM
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Did you do any testing?? What are your params at?
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05/29/2006, 09:42 AM
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yeah we need some water perams
like: phospahte nitrate nitrite and ammmonia |
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05/29/2006, 11:52 AM
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PH-8.2-8.4
nitrite-0 nitrate-0 ammonia-0 temp-76-80 salinity-1.021 i leave my MH on about 10-14 hours a day no direct sun light hits the tank i have also notices some bubble alge starting on the base rock any ideas up for anything |
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05/29/2006, 12:11 PM
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A question that may help here.
What kind of green alga are we speaking of? The hairy weed kind? The bushy fern/christmas tree looking kind? The short turf that looks like a fresh mown yard kind? Ot the semi slimy kind that loves to grow on the glass?
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05/29/2006, 01:00 PM
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short alge with some bubble alge starting
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05/29/2006, 01:12 PM
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Corriline alga can overgrow turf alga very easily.
Maybe test your alkilinty and calcium levels and start a two part additive regeim with something like b ionic to promote its growth. Everyone seems to get a little bubble alga once in a while, best thing for it is to use tweezers and pluck it off and toss it in the trash once in a while.
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05/29/2006, 01:28 PM
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thanks for the info ill give it a try
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