"Tristan" <WilliKno@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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> On 7 Aug, 10:37, atomweaver <atomwea...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>> Jaden <s...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote innews:f99fkh$2rd$1@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>
>> > Joseph Arseneau wrote:
>> >> Hi guys,
>>
>> >> I have an established 2.5 gallon tank, that currently has 10 fish in
>> >> it, no bigger than 2 inches each. I am wondering what I can do to
>> >> control my algae problem. I currently have an 18 watt light on top
of
>> >> it with no live plants. Any help would be appreciated.
>>
>> > Are these figures correct? Your tank is MASSIVELY overstocked. I
always
>> > use the rule of thumb of 1 Inch per gallon of fish - keeps you out of
>> > trouble.
>>
>> > You have 20 inches of fish in 2.5 gallons.....
>>
>> ...and you've got too much light. In a fish only freshwater tank, 1-2
>> watts of lighting per gallon is more than enough. Get some floating
>> water sprite, to knock down the lighting, or get rid of your current
>> light, and use ambient room light for observation.
>> What you've set up right now is an algae factory (lots of light,
_LOTS_
>> of fish waste). About the only other thing you can do to help the
matter
>> would be 80% water chanes every other day, until you can get a 20
gallon
>> tank, that is.
>>
>> DaveZ
>
> Pay this bunch no attention,. They thuink its necessary to have a 29
> gal gal tank as a minimum even for two guippies. They think money
> grows on trees, and are quick to make corrections that needs lots of
> money thrown at it or done totally differenmt than they like things
> done. Reduce feeding, do more water changes and feed less and less
> often and reduce light schedule a bit. You'll hit the magic number and
> problem is solved. They are pretty darn quick to say yuur way
> overstocked and have no clue what kind of fish or what size they are.
> They could be 10 neons and do just fine or they could be 10 kioi.they
> do not know so they really do not have a clue what they are talking
> about., odds are your overstocked but not necessarily. Fish inches per
> gal is the old school not the way its done tioday..........by any
> means. The old school way is totally wrong in every aspect......
>
gav holds much more
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