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09-16-2008, 08:30 PM
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Well that's a good start! It seems that if the algae issues started when the days started to lengthen, it's likely that your tank is getting too much natural sunlight. If you can, block even more of the natural sunlight. If it comes back you may need to consider moving the tank to a better location.
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09-16-2008, 08:41 PM
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The problem may be gone for now, but the conditions that caused may very well still be present.
Myka made an excellent point about your water source and I think it warrants investigation by you. I don't know what the turbidity is like in Campbell River, but I would bet there are a lot of silicates and phosphates and the like in the water... That was a pretty bad issue you had there, even with it gone I would take some time to consider why it happened and stop it before it starts again after you've potentially put more $$ into your system.
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09-17-2008, 01:06 AM
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silicates and phosphates both read 0 on test kits and tap water has a tds of about 6-8ppm
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09-17-2008, 03:19 AM
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the majority of tapwater will test around 100 - 200ppm. I understand that Campbell river is known for great water quality but getting 6-8 ppm is better than some RO units! you may want to have your tds meter checked and calibrated.
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