Bulb change and filamentous algae blooms!

castroantonio · 10/14/2007, 04:10 PM

I just to change my MH bulb 14,000k for a 20,000k last week.

and now Im having a filamentous algae blomms, is growing up!!

this bulb change could be the Guilty??
thank you

jbarone · 10/14/2007, 04:30 PM

Could be. I had some when I went from 10k to 14k. It went away quiclky though.

MCsaxmaster · 10/14/2007, 05:59 PM

Doubtful--most likely coincidental. I doubt very much that you could repeat this. Coincidence, most likely.

bertoni · 10/15/2007, 01:37 PM

I agree that it's likely coincidence.

10/14/2007, 04:10 PM	#1
castroantonio Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 247	Bulb change and filamentous algae blooms! I just to change my MH bulb 14,000k for a 20,000k last week. and now Im having a filamentous algae blomms, is growing up!! this bulb change could be the Guilty?? thank you

10/14/2007, 05:59 PM	#3
MCsaxmaster Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Kaneohe, HI Posts: 3,500	Doubtful--most likely coincidental. I doubt very much that you could repeat this. Coincidence, most likely. __________________ "When two opposite points of view are expressed with equal intensity, the truth does not necessarily lie exactly halfway between them. It is possible for one side to be simply wrong." -Dawkins Current Tank Info: ...but, but, the ocean is right there...

10/15/2007, 01:37 PM	#4
bertoni RC Mod Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Mountain View, CA, USA Posts: 68,479	I agree that it's likely coincidence. __________________ Jonathan Bertoni

10/14/2007, 04:30 PM	#2
jbarone Government Sponge Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Troy, IL Posts: 960	Could be. I had some when I went from 10k to 14k. It went away quiclky though.