Recent content by pjos11

I have a 350 litre trigon tank, it is about 2 and a half year old. For the past year I have been suffering from hair algae, which has lately gone mad! :( I had several plants which I have removed along with my large piece of bog wood all of which where covered with this BLACK HAIR! The...

I have a 350 litre trigon tank, it is about 2 and a half year old. For the past year I have been suffering from hair algae, which has lately gone mad! :( I had several plants which I have removed along with my large piece of bog wood all of which where covered with this BLACK HAIR! The...

I thought I would give you some of the information that came with the Phosphate test kit which is a high sensitive kit. What are phosphates? Phosphates are naturally occurring inorganic salts, and can therefore be introduced into the system from a wide range of sources i.e. fresh water...

I think I found what the cloudiness is that happened to my tank :) The calcuim reactor that I have installed is brand new and it must be going through a cycle. I must admit that this never crossed my mind when setting it up :S

I tested my Tap water for phosphates. Wait for it :blink: Phosphates level = 0.14 mg/I P Sould be less than 0.03 mg/L :crazy:

Why is it when people get a problem they feel they have to add a chemical to the water to cure it :S Algae is caused by alot of things, like for instance the lighting being on for to long a period each day or high phosphates.etc I never add anything to my tank unless all other options not...

I had hair algae in my tank. :crazy: The reason why hair algae can Start is " Phosphates" If they are on the high side then algae can use them to take off big time! Test your water for phosphates you will be surprized.

Hi all this is my first post :) I have had a 350 litre tank set up for about three years now and I have never had a problem untill now. I moved house a couple of months ago and the water in this area is "different". The problem that im having is algae its like FUR :angry: I tested the...