jjboods
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As many of you know, I am fighting hair algae. I am getting my water tested at the LFS this week. Also thinking that ambiant light from the windows might be a problem.
However, the tank has been in the same place since 6/02 so the outdoor light is a longshot.
The hair algae started around 12/03-1/04. At that point my MH bulbs were about 15-16 months old. I figured that was the problem.
I finally replaced the bulbs in the spring. I still had hair algae. I started using RO/DI and a fuge about a month ago. Still hair algae.
Other than that, there have been ZERO other changes to the tank.
When I originally switched to MH's from PC's in 9/02 and was using tap water I had NO problems.
Again, the only changes have been using the RODI, the fuge, and the new bulbs. Food is the same, location is the same, I do not supplement, nothing different.
Could the replacements MH's be the problem? The originals were Aqualine Bushkes. The new ones are Coralvue which are $30 cheaper than most other brands. Did I get what I paid for? Has anyone else had algae problems since switching to Coralvues? Could I have just gotten a bad bulb or two? One side of the tank does have worse hair algae than the other.
Thanks for reading and helping. Just going through the process of elimination to find the cause of my hair algae problem.
However, the tank has been in the same place since 6/02 so the outdoor light is a longshot.
The hair algae started around 12/03-1/04. At that point my MH bulbs were about 15-16 months old. I figured that was the problem.
I finally replaced the bulbs in the spring. I still had hair algae. I started using RO/DI and a fuge about a month ago. Still hair algae.
Other than that, there have been ZERO other changes to the tank.
When I originally switched to MH's from PC's in 9/02 and was using tap water I had NO problems.
Again, the only changes have been using the RODI, the fuge, and the new bulbs. Food is the same, location is the same, I do not supplement, nothing different.
Could the replacements MH's be the problem? The originals were Aqualine Bushkes. The new ones are Coralvue which are $30 cheaper than most other brands. Did I get what I paid for? Has anyone else had algae problems since switching to Coralvues? Could I have just gotten a bad bulb or two? One side of the tank does have worse hair algae than the other.
Thanks for reading and helping. Just going through the process of elimination to find the cause of my hair algae problem.
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