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Raj
11-19-2008, 03:59 PM
Hey,
I was wondering what the thoughts were on a algae scrubber in a freshwater planted tank? I have a planted tank that is overrun with cyanobacteria (green slime) that I have been neglecting mainly cause I am 2-3 months into my first saltwater setup. I am considering setting one of these up but I wonder if it would strip out what the plants need to grow. What kind of algae typically grows on them? I would even consider setting one up on the saltwater tank since that is getting it's second run of cyanobacteria (red slime). I found this site after reading about the mega powerful nitrate and phosphate remover yesterday on myfishtank which stumbled on.
Thanks

SantaMonica
11-19-2008, 05:59 PM
Turns out to work great, although more test with plants is needed. Here's the first FW results:

viewtopic.php?f=2&t=8#p122 (http://www.algaescrubber.net/forums/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=8#p122)