Re: the use of UV filters for algae control

• To: Aquatic-Plants at actwin_com
• Subject: Re: the use of UV filters for algae control
• From: George Booth <booth at hpmtlgb1_lvld.hp.com>
• Date: Thu, 01 Jun 1995 08:22:55 -0600
• In-Reply-To: Your message of "Thu, 01 Jun 1995 03:39:03 EDT." <199506010739.DAA02241 at looney_actwin.com>

> From: Kevin Conlin <kcconlin at zola_cae.ca>
> 
>  I can't believe that the plants
> are consuming iron this fast, so either the carbon is binding it up (I'll
> test this possibility soon) or the UV is oxidizing Fe+2 to Fe+3.

A long time ago, we used a UV sterilizer (thanks to the well meaning
but money hungry fish store) and determined that is was removing, or
making unavailable, the iron in the water.  Turn it off. 

George

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