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07-04-2009, 11:26 PM
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GHA in overflow
I have long GHA growing inside my overflow box. Does work like chaeto and pull nutrients from the water? Should I get rid of it? There's none in the tank except inside the overflow box so I don't see it.
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07-05-2009, 07:41 AM
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Any algae that grows fast and is harvested regularly will act as nutrient export... the key is the 'export' part. I would scrape some off regularly, collecting (and removing) the scraped algae... couldn't hurt. Sort of like an in-tank algae scrubber.
Having GHA in your overflow probably doesn't hurt anything if it isn't taking over your tank (or plugging the drain).
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07-05-2009, 02:59 PM
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the reason the GHA is in your over flow is from the short depth of water the light is so intense and the algae will grow faster witht he nutrients traveling throu the over flow at the top......
mine has the same. i just let it grow.
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07-05-2009, 03:05 PM
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I had crap loads of algae in my overflow as well....then I started doing my dosing in the overflow box instead of in the sump and that seemed to knock it back a bit.
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260g mixed reef, 105g sump, water blaster 7000 return, Bubble King SM 300 skimmer, Aqua Controller Jr, 4 radions, 3 Tunze 6055s,1 tunze 6065, 2 Vortech MP40s, Vortech MP20, Tunze ATO, GHL SA2 doser, 2 TLF reactors (1 carbon, 1 rowa). http://www.canreef.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=50034 . Tank Video here http://www.vimeo.com/2304609 and here http://www.vimeo.com/16591694
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07-05-2009, 08:54 PM
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I guess I would work like a turf scrubber, I never thought of it that way. I'm just glad it's in the overflow and not in the display. Thanks for the advice everyone.
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