A dip into the local knowledge pool

IceTurf · #1 10-19-2007, 05:28 PM

sigh... anyone know if silica causes algae blooms?

mr_alberta · #2 10-19-2007, 06:15 PM

Do a search on the board and you'll find a lot of info.

IceTurf · #3 10-19-2007, 07:20 PM

hmm well aparently many types of algea and small organisms like that have/are made up of a large amount of silica

Pier Pressure · #4 10-19-2007, 07:59 PM

Target play sand is what you need. I have it in my freshwater tank and it is great. The cloudiness in our 150 gallon tall only lasted a couple of hours after adding everything. I think you get it at Home Depot at around $5 per bag.

IceTurf · #5 10-19-2007, 08:01 PM

well other then fw is dif then sw ok,

howdy20012002 · #6 10-19-2007, 08:19 PM

thanks Pier Pressure.
I was trying to remember the type of sand I used.
target play sand from home depot is what I have used in lots of tanks and I haven't noticed any difference at all between those tanks and the other ones that have the agrimix sand.
Neal

IceTurf · #7 10-19-2007, 08:27 PM

ok tks guys, it'll save me a bunch of $ (:do u guys find that if you have a skimmer rated for a larger tank that you don't have to do water changes as often?