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Nuisance algae is perhaps the planted tank owner’s worst enemy. George Farmer looks at how to prevent and treat this menace.

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Algae that’s deliberate!
Note the images with this article. Almost all were taken from the same 60 l/13 gal tank I knew was going to be stripped down. To help prove a point I doubled the lighting intensity, stopped CO2 injection and fertiliser dosing, and deliberately overfed the fish. The result after a few days? Lots of algae!