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Re: [APD] 90 Gallon Tank
My suggestion is first get rid of the phosphate remover. Your
phosphate level at .75 ppm is not at all high. I would add some fast
growing plants like watersprite or h. diformis, and I would get some
KNO3 from Greg Watson and add enough to raise the NO3 level to 10 ppm.
I doubt the Java Moss having any effect on algae. Last, I would not
change water - just add make up water as needed. (Water changes add
CO2, which then drops again, triggering algae spores to start growing.)
Vaughn H.
On Friday, January 27, 2006, at 02:49 PM, Beth Lang wrote:
> I did test for phosphates and the results were .75. I am using a
> phosphate
> remover since our water has a lot of phosphates in it. Everything was
> going
> pretty well with just a little algae on my plants, decorations and
> glass
> until I did a water change and bam! Lots of algae. I retested my
> nitrates
> and it was still at 5. Now I know everyone is telling me that I have
> to add
> CO2 but the whole process scares me. I've been looking at articles on
> low
> tech tanks but it appears my 2.4wgp is too high. Are there any other
> options? My LFS said to add java moss and add more algae eaters. I
> really
> don't want to keep on adding algae eaters as I won't have room to keep
> the
> fish I want to add to the tank.
>
>
>
> Any suggestions?
>
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