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    THICK peeling scrub with pictures!

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    Okay, whew I went maybe up to a week OVER my usual harvest days.
    HEAVIEST/most abundant amount of algae ever. The screen felt like it was easily 10+lbs, with a very slow water drip (most water had dripped out).


    Basically, I'm not getting detachment. But when I go to harvest, I can just grab the bottom, and peel upwards and it comes right off. Long strips of it.
    In some of the pictures, the screen mesh imprint can be seen in the algae. The strips are tight clumps.
    And yeah, one of those pictures is like 90% of my big harvest in the toilet

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    It just recently started doing this on a new tank I put it on.
    After I peel it all off, I still have small batches of algae hair left on the screen, so regrowth can complete in a week like usual.



    Should I even be worrying about this? Or should I just enjoy what I have?

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    Oh, and when I flushed the toilet, it was VERY slow (compared to normal flush speed).

    The algae was so thick the siphon had trouble pulling it through heheh.

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    Seems like it's doing just fine...

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    That's great, as long as you don't get detachment, keep doing what you're doing!

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    Awesome!
    Thanks guys!

    Water qualities are amazing right now. So, go with it I guess!

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    Chris - I have some questions for you;

    What additional filtration are you doing?
    Are you using any carbon?
    How long are you running the lights per day?
    How long between your water changes?

    Thanks

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    filtration - just a sponge filter on my pump so fry dont get sucked in.

    carbon - nope

    lights - 18 hrs

    once a month maybe on water changes, but only to siphon poop/waste out.

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    Well that blows a theory I had regarding this type of algae. I too have this algae growing on one of my aquariums.

    How big is your tank? Whats the bio load?

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    2 45 gallon tanks, 1 is above the other.
    connected by bulkheads and plumbing.

    The top tank has zebra danios and glofish.

    The bottom tank has convicts I cant get rid of yet (legally of course).

    And then theres a stand alone ATS (waterfall) above it, that I made out of a hollowed out plexiglass sump. The screen is a little bigger than 12x12.

    I also dosed my aquariums with salt recently - where I hadnt been using it before.
    I use aquarium salt with the danios like you do for platy/guppies. Supposed to help they say.

    Convicts eat hikkari gold pellets for now.
    Danios eat flakes.
    I feed small amounts a few times a day. No food goes uneaten in either tank. the danios search the bottom of the tank all day for food/eggs/fry (of which they eat)

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    6 or 7 convicts. Probably 6 or 7 small danios. 45g is really overkill for 7 danios LOL.

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