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RE: GW
Dwight wrote:
>I was first introduced to daphnia when I lived in the Caribbean many moons
>ago, but haven't seen it since. NOBODY seems to have the little crites in
>Florida. Green water isnt a problem for me now since I use both clams and
>a peat-based substrate http://www.mindspring.com/~boukmn/substrate.html.
>Based on Barr's assessment perhaps its the peat that is having the major
>effect.
I recently did a tank with some peat. It got the GW soup too. It was removed
by a simple Magnum
with a micron insert.
I would say that my notion is that : peat does not hinder GW appearance.
FWIW,
Regards,
Tom Barr