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thereef
08-04-2009, 12:17 PM
I have a 150 gallon cube that is lit with 8 24" t-5 ho's - I cant get the moss algae to go away - plants grow good - the moss grows better.
Water parameters are as follows: ph = 7.5 / gh = 150 / kh = 120 / nitrates are below 20ppm. Any thoughts about this.

coach_z
08-04-2009, 12:43 PM
moss algae??? do you have a picture?

247Plants
08-04-2009, 1:04 PM
Sounds to me like hair algae. Up your dosing and co2 and it should go away.

thereef
08-04-2009, 3:22 PM
What would you dose? I am already pumping about 3 bubbles per sec.

247Plants
08-06-2009, 2:19 PM
with a 150 gallon tank I would look into dry dosing fertilizers. Its signifigantly cheaper.

I dose:
CSM + B
kno3
khpo4

customdrum
08-06-2009, 8:01 PM
maybe your leaving the lights on to long, hair algae grows great with to much light

i agree the dry ferts are 90% cheaper than the liquid ones