Wyomingite
Aquarium Advice Freak
This is how it grows and looks on my rocks, like I said it stays that way. On two other rocks in there I get red algae witch I don't see them eat but it stays little. So all in all none of it gets out of control but I like the look It adds a little color
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That's 'bout what my mbuna tanks look like, as well. Plan on lettin' the tank with tropheus in it get the same way when I finally decide which variety I want.
As far as water parameters, there is no issue. With plants in a planted tank, nitrate and phosphate are incorporated into the plant and take the nutrients out of play, and are subsequently removed when the plant is pruned. That doesn't happen with algae. The algae actually uses nitrates and phosphates, but there is no nutrient export occuring as the fish eat the algae and just recycle the nutrients as waste. Ya still hafta keep up on water changes.
WYite