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dun worry abt the algae.. once the tank is mature, it should be fine. can u describe more abt the algae? can it flake off when u wave your hands on it, creating a small current?
Discovered some red/cherry algae in my tank(3x1.5x1.5) which is cycling now (with no LS but have about 20kg LR, 4inch DSB).
Something I should be worried about?
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On a side note, LR are damn hardy! I washed mine with tap water, left in the sun for 1 day (at least) then put into my tank in cycling stage, yet can still find a small white worm crawling plus other organisms I can't name..
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dun worry abt the algae.. once the tank is mature, it should be fine. can u describe more abt the algae? can it flake off when u wave your hands on it, creating a small current?
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[quote:f15c78e3ad="kelstorm"]dun worry abt the algae.. once the tank is mature, it should be fine. can u describe more abt the algae? can it flake off when u wave your hands on it, creating a small current?[/quote:f15c78e3ad]
Its more like someone put "red powder" on my white suction cup.(where I first saw it)
Apologies for the late reply, I'm down with chicken pox since monday; guess will have all the time to let my tank cycle..
I'm still drowsy after taking all the drugs prescribed.. anyway off-topic I know.
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any pics?
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[quote:146564324f="kelstorm"]any pics?[/quote:146564324f]
Sorry, no pics yet, but I did a PH test and NH4 test (JBL kit from fren). The PH looks okie to me but the NH4 seems abit high (infact I can't find the matching color in the color chart!).
The max reading for the NH4 test kit is 6mg/L (ppm). Assuming that the NH4 in my tank is higher than 6mg/l, is it still okie?
Anyway not adding any fishes in yet, still on mc until next saturday
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[quote:2efa86e97c="Godzilla"][quote:2efa86e97c="kelstorm"]any pics?[/quote:2efa86e97c]
Sorry, no pics yet, but I did a PH test and NH4 test (JBL kit from fren). The PH looks okie to me but the NH4 seems abit high (infact I can't find the matching color in the color chart!).
The max reading for the NH4 test kit is 6mg/L (ppm). Assuming that the NH4 in my tank is higher than 6mg/l, is it still okie?
Anyway not adding any fishes in yet, still on mc until next saturday
wait a little longer. higher than 6ppm is toxic!!!..
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I think it sounds more like Red Slime to me rather then algae.. Red Slime usually occurs in newly setup tanks. The only way to tackle this problem is to minimise lighting periods and minimise feeding and usage of suppliments.
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