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Old 11-06-2005, 07:39 AM   #12 (permalink)
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Re: red slime algae

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Originally Posted by tally
the movement is about even but on one half of my tank is 2" of live sand and the other half is broken coral and pebbles and the pebble side does get it more, but like i said it totally dissapears in the evening but comes back by 4.00 pm.. why?
Cyanobacteria are photosynthetic. As mentioned above, keeping the lights off for a few days will help.



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i will try all doni's list, fingers crossed. if i still have the problem maybe try barebottom, woodstock what do you think?
With proper maintenance, you should not have the problem even if you have a substrate. Just do the things on the list above and stick to a regular cleaning routine
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