Base fert leech = algae?

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Does leeching of base fert (in particular, JBL Aquabasis Plus) into the water really cause algae?

I'm asking this because when I set up my tank, I only had a thin layer of soil above the base fert and I'm sure I messed it up quite a bit, but frankly no algae has appeared for a week now.

[barmby]

Do a 50% water change after you have stirred up the bottom of the tank. This will neutralize the impact..

[PeterGwee]

Simply doing a large pruning/replanting the tops and removing the bottom portions will greatly reduce the O2 levels by pulling up a large amount of bacteria and detritus from the reductive regions.

Algae like low O2 and will bloom when it's low.

Something to read and ponder. The aquabasis does not have ammonia in it so it does not trigger an outbreak of algae as you have seen.

Regards
Peter Gwee

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I see. No algae has appeared in my tank too, thank goodness for that.

Thanks guys!

[jon409]

Something to read and ponder. The aquabasis does not have ammonia in it so it does not trigger an outbreak of algae as you have seen.

Regards
Peter Gwee

does that means ammonia will cause algae outbreak ? thanks

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Yeap. Although I've never tried it out for myself, I'm pretty beliveing.