TWINSTAR NANO for inhibition of algae

**TS168** · 29th Nov 2013, 10:40

from all the feedback from hobbyist/users around the world, we can see that this gadget only help slow down algae growth in new setup.

As a planted hobbyist still need to put in effort and learn how to setup a better environment to allow your plant grow well and beautifully.
For me i will not go for such gadget as it not worth it if i can control it via learning how to ...

No1 algae cause is temperature, then is nitrate from too much fish, which cause poor water quality. If one can maintain a clean water via good filtration and schedule water change, it will help alot to keep algae to the minimum.

Mang planted hobbyist like to add alot of fish into their tank, this is nice if only you can control the quality of the water.

**greenie** · 29th Nov 2013, 12:09

Originally Posted by TS168

No1 algae cause is temperature, then is nitrate from too much fish, which cause poor water quality. If one can maintain a clean water via good filtration and schedule water change, it will help alot to keep algae to the minimum.

Wish that's true but single reason for algae outbreak is poor or inadequate knowlegde. I can set temp to 25C constant and 10-30ppm nitrate but still get very bad hair algae outbreak. It's more than that...

Having gizmos like this is only helping in reducing mistakes or lapses in doing planted tanks maintenance. Some other gizmos helps in reducing the chores of monitoring or dosing or water changing.

There's always going to be some sort of technology coming up in the future, useful or worthless.

I always like to try any gadget that can help reduce my workload in keeping my tank. Of course, some manual labour is still required, if not why I bother keep a planted aquarium in the first place.