Fluorescent bulbs also sterilize eggs.

"Suzie-Q" wrote in message
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I have three 2.5 gallon tanks, each with one female betta. All three
are the same except for the lights. One has the original incandescent
light that came with the tank. In the others I replaced the incandescent
bulb with one of those flourescent screw-in bulbs. I thought the light
would be more natural. I was right.

What I've realized, finally, is that the flourescent bulbs are the reason
these two tanks have an algae problem. The tank with the original bulb
has very little algae.

You veteran fish people probably have known this all along, but for me
it's news!

I'm going to replace the flourescents with incandescents and, hopefully,
reduce the amount of algae growth.
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