OK, Richard (and everyone else), here are the answers to your questions from
last week:
Answers are as of 8/31/03.

whats the algae look like

Green, wavey, hair-like. I can post a picture if that would help.

what are the values for sg,am,ni,na,ph,po,

SG 1.022
AM 0
NI 0
NA 5ppm
PH 8.4
PO Trace (Damn, this was 0 last week)


do you have a skimmer
NO

which one
how much gunk does it pull out every how often

and further by asking you said you have a mechanical filter you clean
daily how much gunk
is on it,
is it a thick coating or a light dusting,
Thick enough to inhibit flow (somewhat) if I don't clean it every few
days.

which wetdry are you using

Aquaclear 75 with bio balls. Using a CAP2200 pump.

The algae is continuing to diminish. Seems like the smaller hermits are
working on it.
As of this morning (8/4), I've removed the bio balls from the system.
Would you expect a change, or just a dissipation in algae?
Thanks for your help.
-Tom