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Old 06-17-2008, 02:22 AM
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hey there i have a 29 gallon biocube and am having some mad algae out breaks i have hair algae red slime you name it and it seems to be growing what can i do about it the tank was established when i got it and they had the same problem help please my tank looks like crap.
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Old 06-17-2008, 02:33 AM
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whats the water chemistry, how long are the lights on for?
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had a similar problem once it was more a water flow problem than any thing .slow current gives the algae a chance to ghrow also how old are your lights ,usually the bulbs are good for a year before loosing thier uv spectrum effectiveness
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Hey dude, what water are you using?
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Hey dude, what water are you using?
good point i switched to an rodi unit also
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how much you feeding, skimmer, doing water changes? algae don't grow from nothing
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