Re: [APD] Blackk Algae

["Richard J. Sexton" <richard at aquaria_net>]

At 03:16 PM 12/23/07 EST, you wrote:
>Hi,
> 
>What causes it and what is the best way to control it? Is there something  
>missing mineral-wise?

Yeah, nitrate,

Add that it'll go away.

Flousrish excel kills it even quicker, especially with 20-30 ppm nitrate
in the water.

I used to have this crap bad for 7 years Sandy, it was utterly everyehere
taking over entire tanks.

It's extinct here now.



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