It may have been posted many times but has it been proven? There are many contradictory “facts?”. Some claim algae is always present in your system. If so, how do you ever get measurable nutrient levels? Why not just increased algae? If you claim it is a cyclical process, and you need time...
I used clorox bleach to clean my rubbermaid 30 gal can used for RO water. I rinsed it out, let it dry for a day, and reused it. I had no problems.
Now the next question. How did I get pink algae or bacteria growing in RO water? Is it time to change the membrane?
I can't always grow caulerpa. I suspect this is a nutrient supply-balance problem, but I have no facts. If the total mass gets too large it goes asexual (to me it looks like it is dying). Ron Schimek (sp?) says it is triggered by the size of the algae. This may be true but I think there are...
I use a Medusa dual controller to control the heater and the cooling fan. It has worked great for 4 years. I turn the pumps off to feed the fish. Because I keep the temperature probe in the overflow, if I forget to turn the pumps on the temperature alarm goes off. I am not sure I would trust...
I have had a tank that has been set up for 4 years. The feeding regime, lighting, and maintanance has remained constant. However, algae is becomming a big problem. I had a 3 inch sand bed. I removed most of the sand bed (I kept a small amount to reseed the bed) and washed it. I then...
