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Re: CO2 comments
I finally broke down and added co2 on a tank I've been running for quite a
while, complete with algae. If I waited for the plants to outcompete the
algae, I'd be waiting a long long time. I threw on a little additional light
(which by itself just grows _more_ algae) and a co2 bottle. The pH without
CO2 hovered around 6.5 in this tank, so I don't think it's the pH, but how
well the plants are growing.
Sylvia
Anna wrote:
> My friends and family have laughed at my futile attempts to kill hair algae
> over the past 2 years. They giggled over the 2 liter coke bottles of algae
> all over the deck - various experiments. Finally, the algae is gone. You
> know what? I'm almost disappointed. It has been so much fun reading this
> list and going through the APD archives to figure out what the !@#$% was
> going on!
>
> I may put the PH back up to 7.2-7.4 just to see if the algae comes back,
but
> I think I'll just sit for awhile and enjoy my new CO2 system and a tank
free
> of hair algae for awhile. And I didn't even have to get any Florida...err
> American Flag Fish!!! ;)