Re: Green dust/spot

[Shireen Gonzaga <whimbrel at comcast_net>]

thanks for the advice Tom & company, I'll try PO4
(Scott H had also suggested it in a private email).
Merrill Cohen suggested that young ancistrus are good
for spot algae removal, so I'll give them a try,
reluctantly. I've been mad at that genus ever since a
bristlenose named Lurch demolished a beautiful and
expensive Marble Queen in 2 days. (I was too
fascinated by his behavior to stop that little disaster ....)

If PO4, ancistrus, and a balanced nutrient load does not
work, I'll remove the root cause of spot algae: water.
That should fix the problem once and for all.

cheers,
    sg


P.S. if you haven't already, check out John Fitch's
grand-daughter's edible aquarium at
http://www.fitchfamily.com/edibleaquarium.html
It's simply too cute!


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Shireen Gonzaga
Baltimore
whimbrel at comcast_net