well algae is an indication that the tank has cycled... so it means it properly
housed the biobugs. Ingrid

"E.Otter" wrote:
I tried the polyester-batting-as-filter-floss once and the stuff came from
walmart. It was a disaster! Algae went from next to nothing to out of
control in less than a week. If you are going to use polyester batting, buy
if from the LFS.

E.Otter


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