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Lonewolfblue
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Hi...
Higher temps do stress fish out a little bit, and bring their defenses down some. But most fish should be able to handle it just fine. Just do it slowly. Less hardy fish like otos, and also inverts like shrimp, might be a whole different story. Just remember this, it's not the recommended method for getting rid of algae, just a last resort before having to go to chemicals, which you should not do anyways. I'd rather rip out the plants and start over before I use chems.
As for the algae coming back, we don't know. Now if your parameters are out of sync, yes, will definitely come back. The #1 method of algae removal should be getting your parameters in line. But if you have algae so bad, and all else fails, you could try the heat method, before starting over from scratch.
Another idea is bleach dips as well. But that doesn't work with greenwater, which is the primary reason I started the thread. Even when using diatom filters, it usually does come back until you get your parameters in sync. But if it's all killed off, then is there any greenwater to come back? My thoughts are it shouldn't. We'll see what my tank looks like after my battle with ick is complete. Will post all results.
Greenwater, wasn't bad:
Before:
After: You can see through the tank from the end, crystal clear.
Anacharis:
Before:
After:
Other algae:
Before:
After:
Higher temps do stress fish out a little bit, and bring their defenses down some. But most fish should be able to handle it just fine. Just do it slowly. Less hardy fish like otos, and also inverts like shrimp, might be a whole different story. Just remember this, it's not the recommended method for getting rid of algae, just a last resort before having to go to chemicals, which you should not do anyways. I'd rather rip out the plants and start over before I use chems.
As for the algae coming back, we don't know. Now if your parameters are out of sync, yes, will definitely come back. The #1 method of algae removal should be getting your parameters in line. But if you have algae so bad, and all else fails, you could try the heat method, before starting over from scratch.
Another idea is bleach dips as well. But that doesn't work with greenwater, which is the primary reason I started the thread. Even when using diatom filters, it usually does come back until you get your parameters in sync. But if it's all killed off, then is there any greenwater to come back? My thoughts are it shouldn't. We'll see what my tank looks like after my battle with ick is complete. Will post all results.
Greenwater, wasn't bad:
Before:
After: You can see through the tank from the end, crystal clear.
Anacharis:
Before:
After:
Other algae:
Before:
After:
