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    Re: dark grean powder algae

    ok but what about the 36 watt compact flors. on each side is it good??

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    Re: dark grean powder algae

    Depends on how much you are feeding. A pinch or two of flakes each day, yes. A spoon of pellets, yes.

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    Re: dark grean powder algae

    i red a thread in the forum about the dark green powder algae issue and how it is related to the silicate in case of sand substrate
    know my base is sand do i have the same problem??
    and is this problem will last forever?
    does this green powder doesnt absorbs phos and nitrater (ineficient) algae??
    thnx santa

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    Re: dark grean powder algae

    Yours is not powder. His was powder. Yours is slime, which is normal.

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    Re: dark grean powder algae

    thnk u santa "king of the green"

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    Re: dark grean powder algae

    hi santa i did all u said but nothing new i think it is worth
    i increase the flow and the lighning from 26 watt to 32 watt on each side and here is the results
    the brown algae is more and nothing changed to green hair algae
    [attachment=1:33u67a6i]phplrMdhsPM.jpg[/attachment:33u67a6i]
    [attachment=0:33u67a6i]phpVwYUVWPM.jpg (1).png[/attachment:33u67a6i]

    so plz analize the problem
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    Re: dark grean powder algae

    There is no problem. Just clean a little more often until it turns green.

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    Re: dark grean powder algae

    do i completely clean the double screen or clean one and leave one

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    Re: dark grean powder algae

    Clean it all.

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    Re: dark grean powder algae

    now the slime is red and it is thicker every week
    but my nitrates is very high

    50 ppm
    what should i do sanata i am very upset!!!!

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