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Subject Author Date Re: Algae problem - help sought please. SpiceySpice 03-29-2005  Re: Algae problem - help sought please. Spindoctor 03-29-2005  Re: Algae problem - help sought please. Statto 03-30-2005
Posted by SpiceySpice on March 29, 2005, 2:04 pm Please log in for more thread options try something like elimi phos, or nitra zorb in your external filter, green x is it internal > On Mon, 28 Mar 2005 17:56:37 GMT, "Misty" > >>I have a large well established aquarium of freshwater tropical fish. It >>is >>landscaped with bog wood and heavily planted. Lighting is by two tubes, >>filtration via an external Eheim and water temperature 78. >> >>Until about 6 months ago I regularly threw away huge quantities of plants >>which grew fast and furious - Java Fern and various Cryptos - now the only >>think thriving is numerous patches of a bright green hair algae each about >>the size of a golf ball and fast populating the bog wood and Java fern >>leaves, the Cryptos continue to grow with no problems. >> >>The lighting tubes have been changes and regular water changes and filter >>cleaning takes place. >> >>Help please - how can I rid my once beautiful aquarium of this annoying >>algae growth? >> > > I have a similar problem, it was suggested I carry out a phosphate > test by members of the local aquarium society, turns out that the > water from my tap is high and what is in the tank off the measurement > scale > > I'm about to invest in a phosphate filter to see if that cracks the > problem, since nothing else has yet > > Brian > Posted by Spindoctor on March 29, 2005, 5:47 pm Please log in for more thread options wrote: >try something like elimi phos, or nitra zorb in your external filter, green >x is it internal > > >> On Mon, 28 Mar 2005 17:56:37 GMT, "Misty" >> >>>I have a large well established aquarium of freshwater tropical fish. It >>>is >>>landscaped with bog wood and heavily planted. Lighting is by two tubes, >>>filtration via an external Eheim and water temperature 78. >>> >>>Until about 6 months ago I regularly threw away huge quantities of plants >>>which grew fast and furious - Java Fern and various Cryptos - now the only >>>think thriving is numerous patches of a bright green hair algae each about >>>the size of a golf ball and fast populating the bog wood and Java fern >>>leaves, the Cryptos continue to grow with no problems. >>> >>>The lighting tubes have been changes and regular water changes and filter >>>cleaning takes place. >>> >>>Help please - how can I rid my once beautiful aquarium of this annoying >>>algae growth? >>> >> >> I have a similar problem, it was suggested I carry out a phosphate >> test by members of the local aquarium society, turns out that the >> water from my tap is high and what is in the tank off the measurement >> scale >> >> I'm about to invest in a phosphate filter to see if that cracks the >> problem, since nothing else has yet >> >> Brian >> > I can't rate Green x, got plenty of it in my filter and it doesn't seem to have much of an impact Brian Posted by Statto on March 30, 2005, 4:50 pm Please log in for more thread options I use a Nitra Zorb cushion in my cannister filter. I have two, and rotate them every 5 days. When one is in the filter, the other is recharging in salt water. They keep the ppm of nitrate down to around 20. Recommend them. > wrote: > >>try something like elimi phos, or nitra zorb in your external filter, >>green >>x is it internal >> >> >>> On Mon, 28 Mar 2005 17:56:37 GMT, "Misty" >>> >>>>I have a large well established aquarium of freshwater tropical fish. It >>>>is >>>>landscaped with bog wood and heavily planted. Lighting is by two tubes, >>>>filtration via an external Eheim and water temperature 78. >>>> >>>>Until about 6 months ago I regularly threw away huge quantities of >>>>plants >>>>which grew fast and furious - Java Fern and various Cryptos - now the >>>>only >>>>think thriving is numerous patches of a bright green hair algae each >>>>about >>>>the size of a golf ball and fast populating the bog wood and Java fern >>>>leaves, the Cryptos continue to grow with no problems. >>>> >>>>The lighting tubes have been changes and regular water changes and >>>>filter >>>>cleaning takes place. >>>> >>>>Help please - how can I rid my once beautiful aquarium of this annoying >>>>algae growth? >>>> >>> >>> I have a similar problem, it was suggested I carry out a phosphate >>> test by members of the local aquarium society, turns out that the >>> water from my tap is high and what is in the tank off the measurement >>> scale >>> >>> I'm about to invest in a phosphate filter to see if that cracks the >>> problem, since nothing else has yet >>> >>> Brian >>> >> > I can't rate Green x, got plenty of it in my filter and it doesn't > seem to have much of an impact > > Brian Similar Threads Posted Algae problem - help sought please. 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