| Re: re.REDICULOUS cyano bacteria problem
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Originally Posted by Marinoman08  Lighting- 2 and a half foot 40 watt light. |
this could be a big problem im assuming the 40w bulbs are a NO bulb usually the normal NO bulb isn't rated higher then a 7600K bulb which would boost algae growth within the tank also it could be if your tank has a direct view of daylight from a window or door so a couple of things to ask your self is what is the K rating of the bulbs that you are using you may have to tear down your tank and scrub just look through my chronical on what happens when algae takes over i ran my 55g tank for i'd say 6months on tap water.....i eventually broke the tank down live rock wise(not willingly i had to catch a diadema dottyback that was attacking everything in the tank including a tang who's mouth was as big as the dottyback itself) and now im almost completely rid of hair algae no cyno so as much as u don't want to u may just have to
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