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Natural Aquarium . Simple And Effective Solutions For Aquarium Algae Eradication of encrusting algae could be done simply by periodically scraping the sides of the fish aquarium, turtle aquarium , or scrubbing the rocks. Now that we know how to curb the menace of the green algae here , in another article I shall discuss it’s ugly “sister” brown algae (the brown encrusting algae whose case is the reverse of green algae). Yet despite this difference, I know that some people will still persist in pouring the chemical remedy into their aquarium and expect the problem to disappear overnight, even though they have done absolutely nothing to alter the conditions in the... One of the factors mentioned above is the use of natural aquatic plants as a means of algae control. For those with plastic plants and a completely white gravel bed, the situation could be more tasking as it would be necessary to bleach the rocks to remove all traces of algae. In addition plants absorb a large variety of chemicals from the water, thereby starving algae of some of their essential nutrients e. g. nitrates (not nitrites). For a start, luxuriant plant growth will filter out some of the light keeping algae in check. A final treatment with an algae remedy should ensure that the problem is eradicated and is at least kept at bay for some time. Since the primary cause of green algae is too much light.



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