Subj : The Mystery Almost Solved
To   : Michael Grant
From : Carol Shenkenberger
Date : Fri Jul 03 2009 10:41 am


>  CS> Might want to check your lighting situation as well?  You may have too
>  CS> much 'plant growth' lighing going on. We get a bit too much too as the
>  CS> tank is a bi t too close to the window.
>
> It has increased since I added a new light. It is close to my patio door as
> well, but that can't be helped; there's nowhere else in the room that the ta
> fits well.

Understood.  We have pretty much the same thing going on here, position
related to the sun from the big double window isnt optimal.

> Trouble is, I sort of neglected it for a while and the nitrate situation got
> out of control. I did a fairly thorough cleaning a month or two ago, scraped
> off all the algae and vaccummed the substrate, but it quickly turned on me
> again. The substrate needs to be removed and completely cleaned to solve the
> problem. It's been a long time since I did a teardown on the big tank anyway
> so it needs to be done.


I'll have to do something like that when we get the carpet replaced.  The
tank will have to be emptied almost completely before we can lift it.  Fish
tucked in a smaller tank for a short time with a good filter.
            xxcarol
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