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    Re: Help - red algae !

    Do you guys thing this is good harvest from 16G tank in 6 days ?

    Today I have new wave of ciano invasion.
    I have to say this every now and then: It does not matter how much your scrubber grows; it matters how strong your scrubber is. They are two different things. Two huge wrestlers can get into a lock-up and barely move, because each is so strong. But if one of them is just a little weaker, and gets pushed backwards a little... then he goes over the edge. Going over the edge would be "green growth", even if just a little.

    Your cyano... or any other display "problem", is just from a weak scrubber. Either give it more time to "push back", or make it stronger.

    From the growth you have... dark but no yellow... you need stronger lights.

    I would follow with a large water change, but I know you do not do that either.
    Ah yes, if you do a water change, or any other manual way to remove nutrients, then lights-out is fine since the nutrients don't make it to the scrubber.

    Typically GAC removes dissolved organics while leaking inorganic phosphates, while it is fresh and not constricted by a biofilm.
    My mistake... I meant GFO to remove P. Reading patents all day has got my head spinning.

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    Re: Help - red algae !

    Santa,

    Thanks for clearing this once more . Now I really got it.

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    Re: Help - red algae !

    what means GFO?
    sorry...

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    Re: Help - red algae !

    Granular Ferric Oxide.... removes phosphate.

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    Re: Help - red algae !

    uhm..
    in US, they sell it by what price?

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