Good or bad

Discussion in 'Algae' started by dinkanber, Nov 3, 2011.

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  1. dinkanber

    dinkanber Skunk Shrimp

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    My tank is about 3 months old and i have started adding coral.But outa no where i started getting this green algae and it is slowly taking over everything.At first it was no big deal but now its growing so fast i cant keep up and neither can my fish.

    20gallon
    HOB
    t5
    live sand and rock
    2 fish
    1 powerhead
     

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  2. Pastey

    Pastey Ritteri Anemone

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    Any kind of rapidly spreading algae is bad. Looks like GHA to me.
     
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  3. Atticus818

    Atticus818 Eyelash Blennie

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    What kind of inhabitants fish wise?
    Parameters? (Nitrate / PO4)
    Usually algae in a DT is not a good thing, unless you like the look perhaps, but this type of algae is very aggressive and will likely need to be controlled via lower bioload + reduction of either NO3/PO4 or the two in combination.
     
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