While I agree with this in general, I dont see a problem with diversifying your microenvironment to balance the system so long as you have researched that the addition wont cause another problem and you can keep up with the added bioload. Algae eaters exist in nature and do their jobs well, I'm all for taking advantage of that, within reason.
Nerite snails are in my experience, the only worthwhile method of algae control. They're awesome, come in many different colors and patters, and dont breed in fresh water. As long as you dont have anything anti-snail, they're the way to go.
BN Plecos don't eat much algae once they start maturing. They just become a bigger bioload for the system. Many snails and shrimp will do the job as well, if not better, their entire lives.
Once you have addressed the root cause, it then becomes easier to manage. Failure to find and address the root cause only leads to greater problems down the road. When the choice is a patch or repair, repair is the better option since you can do it once and be done with it, or you can keep patching it until you're sick of it.
While I agree with this in general, I dont see a problem with diversifying your microenvironment to balance the system so long as you have researched that the addition wont cause another problem and you can keep up with the added bioload. Algae eaters exist in nature and do their jobs well, I'm all for taking advantage of that, within reason.
While I agree with this in general, I dont see a problem with diversifying your microenvironment to balance the system so long as you have researched that the addition wont cause another problem and you can keep up with the added bioload. Algae eaters exist in nature and do their jobs well, I'm all for taking advantage of that, within reason.
Not trying to stop diversity. If anyone "Wants" a pleco, buy a pleco, but not add a pleco to eat algae becauuse "I have algae". I am always in agreement with balancing your system, but I do not want someone to "Have to add a fish because I feed too much and need a scavenger".
that has nothing to do with nerites. they don't scour entire flat surfaces. they travel in random squiggly lines mouths munching and leaving clean paths on algae ridden surfaces. if you didn't fix your algae problem... or let it mature it's way out of existence... you would still have an algae problem with clean squiggly lines in algae patches marking where the nerites had been.
that has nothing to do with nerites. they don't scour entire flat surfaces. they travel in random squiggly lines mouths munching and leaving clean paths on algae ridden surfaces. if you didn't fix your algae problem... or let it mature it's way out of existence... you would still have an algae problem with clean squiggly lines in algae patches marking where the nerites had been.
