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12/28/2011, 11:54 AM
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Too much phyto?
Can dosing too much phyto into your system be harmful? I add about 8-12 ounces a day to my 300g system. Recently I have began to get a hair algae bloom. I wondered if there were any negative effects to adding phyto.
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Firefighting: How hard can it be? You just put the wet stuff on the red stuff right? Current Tank Info: 180g mixed reef, 70g sump, 2 30g frag tanks, 30g macro algae tank. 300g total system. Last edited by apuhl20; 12/28/2011 at 12:01 PM. |
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12/28/2011, 01:22 PM
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Yeah, too much can cause nuisance algae
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12/28/2011, 04:13 PM
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Adding too much phytoplankton is just like adding too much food of any sort. It'll feed algae and other pests, indirectly.
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12/28/2011, 04:30 PM
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ok so I am going to stop feeding it for about a week and see if that helps any. I just seem to have alot of nuisance algaes starting up.
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Firefighting: How hard can it be? You just put the wet stuff on the red stuff right? Current Tank Info: 180g mixed reef, 70g sump, 2 30g frag tanks, 30g macro algae tank. 300g total system. |
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