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Old 04-08-2023, 03:13 PM   #1
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Think it's hair algae

Anyone got a way to combat hair algae, I think any way I water change once a week reduced lights to 5hrs a day from 10 an feed lightly Click image for larger version

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Have you been overfeeding? Manually remove as much as you can with a toothbrush or pipe cleaner
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green filamentous algae. it loves nutrients and light. reduce the nutrients to control it.

don't reduce the lights to less than 8 hours a day because the plants will suffer.
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Thanks will up the light to 8 hours how often to scrub an siphon out what I can ?
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