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Post by will on Nov 23, 2009 16:54:37 GMT -6
Over the past couple of weeks we have noticed that our holy rock is getting a greenish tint to it. We have been feeding the fish in this tank mainly the algae flakes that we got from you Jon. We took an algae sponge to try to clean the holy rock but it didn't really lose this greenish tint. Has anyone else dealt with this, any suggestions on what I should do. Water is clear and all fish are doing just fine.
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Post by jgentry on Nov 23, 2009 17:18:16 GMT -6
Sounds like normal algea growth. Do you leave your lights on very long? Tank near a window? What is your nitrate level in the tank?
I would do a large water change, leave the lights of for a couple weeks and flip the rocks over so that the algea covered side is on the bottom.
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Post by will on Nov 23, 2009 18:21:59 GMT -6
We do leave the lights on for most of the day. And the way the rock is, it is tall and slender compared to some of the others i've seen so it is kinda just propped up against the back of the tank. The funny part is that the side facing outwards(the side that probably gets the most light) is the only side growing the algae. We just flipped it around and did a water change and will try leaving the lights off for a while. This is the same tank that we have our fry in a holder in. The lights won't affect them at all will they?... Thanks for the input by the way, it's not a real big problem, i was just curious more than anything.
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Post by davidtcb1 on Nov 23, 2009 18:24:55 GMT -6
JD is right...a regular flipping of your holy rock will help a lot. Keeping the lights on a total of 8-10 hours out of a 24 hour period will help as well. I might suggest putting your lights on timers so you can set them to come on and and off a couple times a day (having them off when you are least around, etc). I do this on my tanks and that two or three hours off during the day helps a lot with algae growth. Plus, it allows you to have the lights on longer at night, or whenever you are typically around your tanks most.
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Post by sirknight on Nov 23, 2009 18:28:12 GMT -6
What you are describing sounds to me like norm maturity.
To keep the rock perfectly clean it will require taking the rock out and boiling it or washing it in chlorine water than raising very well.
If your nitrates are low and you are not running your light for more then 6 hours a day. I would just not worry.
Even if you get or have algae eating fish like plecos you will still get some algae growth. I personally like the look.
Joe
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Post by will on Nov 23, 2009 18:35:05 GMT -6
Good info guys. Thanks. For some reason i was under the impression that the fish needed to be on some sort of lighting schedule for stability or something. I dunno. But this clears some things up. Advice Taken
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