View Full Version : KILLING ALGAE
Jim
November 4th 04, 02:30 PM
To all those who have algae problems whether it is of the red, green,
brown, black, or hairy type, consider this:
BEFORE you got out and purchase phosphase inhibitors like GREEN-X or
ROWAPHOS, get your water tested for phosphate levels. If the
phosphate level is low, then do this simple trick:
TURN OFF YOUR AQUARIUM LIGHTS FOR ONE WEEK. In the process, do a 15%
water change every 2 days, but keep those lights off. All types of
algae (including the brown type) will die I guarantee it !!
By the way, ROWAPHOS really kicks ass ... it totally wipes out any
phosphate in your tank and is actually cheaper than PHOS-sorb or
Green-X ....
Green-X is very good however it's engineered to handle green algae
only whereas ROWAPHOS will inhibit all types of algae growth.
Jim.
Rick
November 4th 04, 07:43 PM
"Jim" > wrote in message
om...
> To all those who have algae problems whether it is of the red, green,
> brown, black, or hairy type, consider this:
>
> BEFORE you got out and purchase phosphase inhibitors like GREEN-X or
> ROWAPHOS, get your water tested for phosphate levels. If the
> phosphate level is low, then do this simple trick:
>
> TURN OFF YOUR AQUARIUM LIGHTS FOR ONE WEEK. In the process, do a 15%
> water change every 2 days, but keep those lights off. All types of
> algae (including the brown type) will die I guarantee it !!
>
> By the way, ROWAPHOS really kicks ass ... it totally wipes out any
> phosphate in your tank and is actually cheaper than PHOS-sorb or
> Green-X ....
>
> Green-X is very good however it's engineered to handle green algae
> only whereas ROWAPHOS will inhibit all types of algae growth.
>
> Jim.
many plants would not survive a week without light and no light conditions
does absolutely nothing to kill BBA.
Rick
Billy
November 5th 04, 02:57 AM
"Jim" > wrote in message
om...
|
| ROWAPHOS, |
|
, ROWAPHOS really kicks ass ... it totally wipes out any
| phosphate in your tank and is actually cheaper than PHOS-sorb or
| Green-X ....
| only whereas ROWAPHOS will inhibit all types of algae growth.
Looks like SPAM to me.....
Jim
November 9th 04, 09:20 PM
"Rick" > wrote in message >...
> "Jim" > wrote in message
> om...
> > To all those who have algae problems whether it is of the red, green,
> > brown, black, or hairy type, consider this:
> >
> > BEFORE you got out and purchase phosphase inhibitors like GREEN-X or
> > ROWAPHOS, get your water tested for phosphate levels. If the
> > phosphate level is low, then do this simple trick:
> >
> > TURN OFF YOUR AQUARIUM LIGHTS FOR ONE WEEK. In the process, do a 15%
> > water change every 2 days, but keep those lights off. All types of
> > algae (including the brown type) will die I guarantee it !!
> >
> > By the way, ROWAPHOS really kicks ass ... it totally wipes out any
> > phosphate in your tank and is actually cheaper than PHOS-sorb or
> > Green-X ....
> >
> > Green-X is very good however it's engineered to handle green algae
> > only whereas ROWAPHOS will inhibit all types of algae growth.
> >
> > Jim.
>
>
> many plants would not survive a week without light and no light conditions
> does absolutely nothing to kill BBA.
>
> Rick
Rick:
What can I say ... it totally worked for me. If you have plants, of
course having no lights will help them but for those who have no
plants the lights off technique worked on 2 of my friends including
myself.
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