Amen, Tai. I think I was having so much trouble initially with brown algae because my tank was new. Once everything settled down and got balanced (plants were growing, nitrifying bacteria happy), I had the hardest time TRYING to grow algae for my oto's. As you all know, now I'm farming it in a separate container, rather than try to force an imbalance in favor of algae.tai95 said:I'm kinda surprised that no one has brought up the fact that if your aquarium is properly maintained you shouldn't ever have an algae problem. There are many things you can do to combat algae besides trying to get a fish/shrimp/snail to do it for you.
your statement is so ludicrous its not even worth responding to.Alestro Bakai said:As is silly preaching and ranting. Where DO you draw the line? At algae eaters, and no further, or do we include shrimp, clams and cories? Why stop there? If we're trying to find things we could be doing ourselves, we might as well keep out filter media as well. So I think that if you really want to show us how serious you are about 'correct' tank keeping, you should get rid of your nitrifying bacteria. If none of those people can enjoy the convenience of a clean up crew, I don't think you should be enjoying the convenience of a cycled tank.
AMEN!RockabillyChick said:your statement is so ludicrous its not even worth responding to.
If you think so.RockabillyChick said:your statement is so ludicrous its not even worth responding to.
You need to do some more research before keeping an aquarium, as your are oblivious to the fact that unless bio-spira was added, the bacteria enter the tank by themselves - through the air and/or (although very unlikely becuase chlorine and chloramines are added in order to kill bacteria) water, in order to get a bite to eat.Alestro Bakai said:If you think so.
You're the one who has thrown all those poor defenseless bacteria into a lifetime of slave labor. with no way out. You're the one who filled that glass box with water. You should be cleaning up your own ammonia!