Green hair algae

[aquajeep]

hmm mabey thats my prob too. 1x400w halide and 2x65w comp and 2x65w actinic compacts.72 gal tank with 7 small-med fish and softies.very little nutrience gets in with 6 stage reverse osmosis di water system on well water too.feed every 2-3 days only.everything healthy except xenia???anthelia and too much gha.all perameters check good.lights 5 months old although they were cheap on ebay,mabey crappy bulbs out of spec already???

Originally Posted by aquajeep

hmm mabey thats my prob too. 1x400w halide and 2x65w comp and 2x65w actinic compacts.72 gal tank with 7 small-med fish and softies.very little nutrience gets in with 6 stage reverse osmosis di water system on well water too.feed every 2-3 days only.everything healthy except xenia???anthelia and too much gha.all perameters check good.lights 5 months old although they were cheap on ebay,mabey crappy bulbs out of spec already???

I would yank the halide the PC lights will do the job for the softies. your xenia and anthelia need quite a bit of flow they like that my xenia was doing ok till I moved it to a much higher flow area and it has doubled in size in a month. Also if you can get to the cause of the Hair algea then things in your tank will be a bit happier.

Bill