Diatom and what to do with it
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blueshoes2208 - Posts: 1077
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it just says GLO-BULB ...... idk what that means it was in teh kit that you get for a 20 gal at petsmart haha ....... ive got like hair algae growin off my glass and all sorts of shit too
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fihsboy - Posts: 1837
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its probably a grow bulb. What color light is it producing. Anything 5000k and under is going to grow algae a little better. Which is why you use those on refugiums and planted tanks. I have two 2700k bulbs on my refuge and it grows some great algae. Its a redish pink.
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blueshoes2208 - Posts: 1077
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yeah the color of the light looks like something i see in a nursery with plants..... its def got a pink coloration
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fihsboy - Posts: 1837
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grow bulb then. If you go to petco or something, you can get a bulb with a 10000k rating That will help a little. But the best thing in the world.........wait it out. These algae problems will pop up. no doubt about it. Its part of a tank starting to mature.
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blueshoes2208 - Posts: 1077
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ANOTHER TOPIC: i am thinking about getting an apartment...... would it be better to just let my tank mature and stuff so that when i move out i dont have to worry about corals or fish??? or is that even possible? thoughts? ideas?
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fihsboy - Posts: 1837
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Well if your moving out soon.........sure why the hell not. haha. I would wait for the corals and fish if you are moving soon. You could always throw a Xenia in there.......that wouldnt hurt anything. and it would be something to look at. Maybe some damsels. But I wouldnt go all out...........because then its that much more you have to move.
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fihsboy - Posts: 1837
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Algae problems to your tank are like pubes to a teenager..........its starting to mature.....but its not there yet. Now is where the drama comes in and algae makes a mess of everything. BUT buy you some copepods.......throw them in there.....and they eat brown/red/green algae. So it wont go away.........but the pods will culture in your tank..........which is a GREAT thing.
