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ICK ICH ICKY ICK....... | 7 comments (7 topical, 0 editorial, 0 hidden)

" I have a bad case of algae..." (none / 0) (#6)
by unclescott on Sun Feb 17, 2008 at 11:53:13 AM PST

And what does one take for that? ;)

I too have had extra algae in neglected aquariums. As you and I know, but maybe for the consoling of someone else, that algae is not entirely a bad thing. There are a LOT worse things that the tank could do with extra nitrogenous (ammonia, nitrites, nitrates...) waste. You didn't have white water, bacterial outbreaks on the fish or many of the other plagues that could have resulted. Part of the reason for that was that your probably had your tank and its nitrogen cycle pretty well established already.

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Re: " I have a bad case of algae..." (none / 0) (#7)
by New Guppy Momma on Sun Feb 17, 2008 at 06:05:53 PM PST

For a bad case of algae.....I good kick in the behind to be more diligent about water changes :)

Yeah I'd rather have algae than dead, diseased fish or white cloudy water (takes forever to get rid of. Had it in one 10 gallon in Texas for a few weeks. took MAJOR (50%) e-o-d water changes to fix.). Not to mention Cyanobacteria, which I thought I had but apparently it was just bad algae :0.
Before all else fails....do a 25% water change ;)
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ICK ICH ICKY ICK....... | 7 comments (7 topical, 0 editorial, 0 hidden)

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