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Re:Redness and Algae Bloom
I was wondering if anyone knows how to bring out the red colors in
plants. I have some ludwigia in my tank that was originally completely
red when I got it. It then turned green with red highlights in my
community tank and in my new discus tank it eventually turned green. I
think that it started changing in the discus tank, when I got a new
heater for the tank and raised the temp from 75 to 85. Is this red
pigment dependent on temperature? Or is there something else at work.
A seperate issue is pertaining to algae blooms. I recently had a problem
with proper ph causing the biggest algae bloom I have ever seen. A whole
weekend of work and a pound of diatom pouder wasn't enough to allow me to
even see into the tank. I spoke with a person over at aquarium
pharmaceudicals about it, and he sent me some phos-zorb and a phosphate
test kit. After using the 2 packets for 3 days almost all the algae was
gone. I got the phos-zorb on friday and by sunday I could see into the
tank. To day only a very slight haze is present. If you have an algae
bloom use phospate reisins, they are great. Only problem is that it
absorbed almost all the phosphate, so I had to supplement with a little
proper ph.
Adam