"Feral Boy" wrote in message
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I'm not sure why, but I have never been able to completely solve the algae
problem in my aquarium. I think its due to the 2.5ppm phosphate levels in
my tap water.

Boiling water is what I use to clean driftwood and anything else I can
remove from my tank for cleaning. I haven't risked using bleach or
peroxide on my plants, and have instead changed them to fast growing
stemmed, and a few fast growing leaf type plants, which outgrow the thin
layer of algae that starts to cover slower growing plants.
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You would have to see before and after pictures to see the thorough cleaning
my ottos and plecos did in two tanks infested by black furry and a black
sooty algae. I also doubled the light and added Flourish Excel along with
heavier feedings of micronutrients. I've now added 2 ottos (small and
cheap) each to all the other tanks - so far so good.
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