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Old 08-21-2010, 05:31 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Default algae problim help 10gl

i seem to have hear algae growing i think and well what do you think i should get to begone of i,. its a 10gl nano and 6.5 watts of light so i need something to keep up with it and well i need some input ill i can find is story's of big tanks
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here are some pictures of the rock and some other algae looks like grass ? i need to get rid of it to

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picture 2 in the middle i cant get a good picture then this one but its light green spiky

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Old 08-22-2010, 08:06 AM   #2 (permalink)
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Default Re: algae problim help 10gl

The red slime algae grows in areas of low flow and high lighting and nutrient rich water with phosphates. So you need to change those things to get rid of it. You can also use the commercial red slime remover products. Also you should check your phosphate levels and do something to keep them down.
The green algae also grows from the high lighting and nutrients (phosphates, nitrates, etc) in the water. Algae eating fish should graze it down also. What algae eating fish do you have? The fish in the tang family do well like a yellow tang or a scribbled rabbit fish, but the tank size is a bit small for them.. maybe borrow a friends small fish for a few days and give it back, something to think about.
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i have a very close friend at the fish store at fish's paradise think i could ask him for a borrowing him of small tangs and such to feed them so they don't starve but maybe not ill find out today about it.

I have a Koreana power head 1 would that create movement to help control it a little, would a really small baby blue tang be fine or would it stress out and die? RO water would that be good to use? does it not as much phosphates as regular tap or spring water. I know the nitrates is a little bit in ther from my BTA pooping the other day
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