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What are the main contributing factors in a Cyno outbreak? Fix?
Looking for ideas to treat a recent cyno outbreak. Its in my 20 gal which has been stable for some time but I just moved. Nothing has been negatively affected but it won't go away and I don't really want to do a blackout. Is it phosphate? Any ideas are appreciated.
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at least a year. I thought you change them to enhance color? I didn't know they could cause algae blooms. Is this why everyone changes them and what do I do with the other bulb? also do you know if phosphates could play a role? They are higher than usual
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Most people change them because the lighting temperature, K, slowly changes over time, temps near 6500K or less seem to promote algae growth.
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I've been experiencing the same thing and the only idea I have as to what caused it was changing my lights. I recently modded an Aqualight pro to have the MH plus 4 T5HO's rather than the PC suppliments. When I went to get the T5HO bulbs, Mike at hidden reef convinced me to try some new ones he had (50K) and I'm suspicious that they are causing the problem.
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lights not only shift colour but they lose more then 50% of their light output in the first year, at least Flourescent lamps, MH keep brightness longer but lose their peak wavelengths and become a more ballanced light that turns more yellow and grows algea better.
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But do you think new lights in a spectrum we don't usually use (really high at 50k) would cause this?
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Maybe I'll pick up a new bulb and give that a try. Thanks for the help
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