!! tap water ???

cullyisgully

cullyisgully

salt water ffeen
Jan 24, 2007
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if u use tap water does it cause red or gren alage.

if i used RO/DI water does it cause alage to.

any help on this will be grate.

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In a word...yes. RO/DI water is the best way to go. Frequent water changes will ensure that nitrates and dissolved organics are minimized. Proper lighting will also keep algae growth to a minimum.
 
Lighting does play a big role in algae. I just switched from a 96W PC fixture to a 70W MH unit and I now have lots of algae where I didn't use to have any. So I'mm getting more snails and that will be that!
 
jojo22 said:
Lighting does play a big role in algae. I just switched from a 96W PC fixture to a 70W MH unit and I now have lots of algae where I didn't use to have any. So I'mm getting more snails and that will be that!
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when u say lots of algae do u mean the good one or the bad one. the purple algae u mean or the green and black algae. cause i need a MH light. i have the light that came whit my 20 gal tank 2 of them. is that my problem. her is a pic of my tanks light

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What you consider a lot and what I consider a lot may be two different things. I had (Untill the mag-float hit them) about 4 spots the size of a quarter on the glass of my 10 gal. I am running a 70WMH pendant about 6 inches above the tank but to me that is a lot of algae some people would say thats nothing. It all depends on how particular you are. And lets just say I'm semi-anal about clean glass.
 
I would say light is a factor but the main contributor of the algae grow is still the NO3 and PO4.
 
Nitrate (or nitrite i forget) and phosphates.
 
You eiter quickly increased the bio load in your tank or for some reason, such as running your skimmer and doing water changes before you should have, your cycle never fully compleated and you should get that taken care of.
 
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