Wood near surface get covered in algae?
- Thread starter Mark Lem
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yes, but its also the easiest to get rid of, when doing a water change, spray with diluted excel or glut at a 3 parts water - 1 par excel/glut, wait a few minutes and refill tank, by next day it should be dead and easy to clean off wood...
I have had this happen with a couple tanks where the lights were right on top of the wood that came to the surface or just near it...
I have had this happen with a couple tanks where the lights were right on top of the wood that came to the surface or just near it...
Anytime you do a good sized water change the wood dries out, the algae shall die.
Excel, H2O2 etc can help that along, in otherwords, it is a non issue.
My 120 Has lots of wood right at the surface, never had even a minor issue and the PAR is running perhaps 300 or more.
Excel, H2O2 etc can help that along, in otherwords, it is a non issue.
My 120 Has lots of wood right at the surface, never had even a minor issue and the PAR is running perhaps 300 or more.
Natural Anybody
Hi Mark,
Alternatively, let the wood gain a beautiful natural green patina of some friendly algae
and provide a little extra filtration, something to suck up that transient ammonia, provide a little extra food, a little nutrient export as it were, a little buffer against nastier algae. :cower:
Just a thought.:encouragement:
If you are not yet secure enough in aquarium keeping skills then may I suggest various mosses, a step up from algae and socially, more acceptable amongst the great unwashed masses.
It just seems the constant application of a biocide cannot be, well, healthy.:nonchalance:
Biollante
Hi Mark,
Alternatively, let the wood gain a beautiful natural green patina of some friendly algae
and provide a little extra filtration, something to suck up that transient ammonia, provide a little extra food, a little nutrient export as it were, a little buffer against nastier algae. :cower:Just a thought.:encouragement:
If you are not yet secure enough in aquarium keeping skills then may I suggest various mosses, a step up from algae and socially, more acceptable amongst the great unwashed masses.
It just seems the constant application of a biocide cannot be, well, healthy.:nonchalance:
Biollante
This Could Help Explain A Few Things…
Hi Shawn,
Hmmm… Maybe why I like it and no one likes…
Biollante
ShadowMac;79829 said:It seems to me the unwashed masses would be more partial to algae...
Hi Shawn,
Hmmm…
Maybe why I like it and no one likes… Biollante