bo0ger1 wrote:
These people here (for the most part) are brain washed into thinking you
need to water changes all the time."

So say that I don't want algae in my tank...(which, if I understand
correctly, indicate the presence of too many nitrates and phosphates
because algae use them as food)...should I still follow your system?

I have a small patch in the back of the aquarium. It is starting to be
consumed (I added more red legged hermits). My algae is almost gone.

Are you suggesting that WC people 'never' get any algae? Please!


Algae's not all bad: I have algae growing in my tank but it's there
deliberatly, it's the Cheato I use to export nutrients. About 2 weeks
ago my foxface died and lodged behind the rockwork. I've been watching
the water parameters and the NO3 has risen to around 10ppm. The Chaeto
has gone into overdrive and I'm now pulling out big handfulls so I
guess things will be back to normal before long.

If they continue to deteriorate, I will start water changes until the
problem is corrected: I'm not a fanatical "water-change denier", I
just can't see the point for a tank that already has good water
parameters and stays that way on its own.

I've been away for a week, I used to have a large BTA, now it seems I
have 2 smaller BTAs and a confused looking pair of clowns. A bit
annoying as I've been waiting for it to happen so I could watch. Oh
well.