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Algae/Lighting

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flyfisher

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So I have two questions

1) How do I get rid of the green algae? The algae is blue green and I believe that is a cyanobacteria and not an algae, but I was wondering if anyone had any advice for removing this algae.

2) How much light is required for african cichlids and is lighting essential for recreating a natural envirnoment? Some of these fish live at a considerable depth which is not penetrated by much light. Is it critical for their to be light for these cichlids to breed?

Thanks Tim
 
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Ghazanfar Ghori

Members
If you want to kill the algae, load up some 3% hydrogen peroxide in
a syringe and spot treat it. You can safely use upto 25ml per 10G tank
per 24 hours. Keep the light on for atleast 1 hr after treatment. The
peroxide will reduce to water and O2. The algae will be GONE in treated
area within 24-48 hours.

Tip on african cichlid lighting - use Coralife 50/50 bulbs. It'll really help
show off their colors. Don't know if that in turn will make them more
attractive to a counterpart and .. :rolleyes:
 
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