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perenes
02/14/2008, 06:34 PM
Am sick of this algae all over the sand, I change the water and clean the sand but in the next day will come again, its on my rock to. any ideas

Mavrk
02/14/2008, 07:25 PM
Is it black or a deep red? Sounds like Cyano to me. Do you have any pictures? Or is it more of a powder than a slime? How old are your bulbs? What are your parameters?

perenes
02/17/2008, 09:07 PM
parameters are good but i think the light is the problem, am getting new light in friday

perenes
02/17/2008, 09:08 PM
is some kind of dark purple angae, nasty