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Envy07
12/07/2007, 09:22 PM
hey

green algae is forming on the glass of my tank. Is this sign of anything such as nearing end of cycle or is this just a typical nutrient buildup from the live rock and has no indication that something positive is happening. Can I say that there are bacteria that are converting ammonia to nitrate(from nitrite obviously)?

thanks

demonsp
12/07/2007, 09:28 PM
How old is this tank?
And if your useing main light full time this could cause this.

Envy07
12/07/2007, 09:34 PM
2 weeks and I have been beaming my 2x24W t5ho at it

demonsp
12/07/2007, 09:38 PM
You need to reduce lightin time to 1 or 2 hours then slowly bring up, this will help reduce algea blooms.Also if the flow is questionable this could help its growth.