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Post by Tallpines on Jan 22, 2022 16:22:45 GMT
Treating the water ….. Our well water works very well in our aquarium with no need for treatment. No city water here that would need the addition of chemicals to counter act whatever the city adds.
But we still deal with the eventual build up of algae. Looking for solutions to minimize that situation. An aquarium link lists multiple products.
Whats your experience? Which product do you recommend?
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Post by Maura on Jan 22, 2022 17:15:20 GMT
I liked having snails. But, after a while you wonder why you still have algae. It is because the snails farm the algae. The slime they leave behind acts as a garden. I found a scrub does the best job. A healthy tank is going to have algae because the fish poop acts as a fertilizer. Plants help to lesson the amount of algae you get because they also use the fish's fertilizer, but you can expect some amount of algae. A fish store should have a little scrubber on a stick, or you can use a little scrubber for the inside and a magnet for the outside of the glass and scrub that way.
Fewer fish, less algae. More plants, less algae.
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Post by mogal on Jan 23, 2022 18:19:07 GMT
I tried to keep a plecostomus in my aquarium. Sometimes successful, sometimes not. Weird looking critters.
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Post by Maura on Jan 23, 2022 20:38:15 GMT
I also liked the dinosaur fish, but they didn't seem to eat that much.
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