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jacknife · Post by **jacknife** » Thu Jan 25, 2007 6:45 am

Going back to lighting, I have mine on a timer 10-12 then 3-9. I was getting some algae problems as I do not have many plants.

my name is mike · Post by **my name is mike** » Thu Jan 25, 2007 10:53 am

those ceylons are awesome ! nice job

so, you turn the light off for a few hours to interept the algae's growth ?

jacknife · Post by **jacknife** » Thu Jan 25, 2007 1:33 pm

Thanks

Yeah I read somewhere that it helps to just cut down the algae by giving a break during the day. I still have some but in my community tank it is nearly non existent.

my name is mike · Post by **my name is mike** » Thu Jan 25, 2007 1:38 pm

very cool --- ill give that a try.

Algae is pretty rampant in my tank, as i have no real plants (yet) -- plus, there is about an hour every day that the sun sneaks across the apartment and graces the tank with its algae-growing rays

manutius · Post by **manutius** » Thu Jan 25, 2007 2:10 pm

Its the sun thats the main culprit. I have tried a break in the photo period and the lights on for 12 hours straight and found there to be no difference at all. I think the key is live plants if you can keep them or more water changes

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Anti-depressants for figure 8 ?