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update! as of today and after a 3 day blackout, cutting the lighting from 248 to 124 watts and also from 12 to 7 hours a day, the algae seems to be decreasing at a quick rate! seems like the SAE's are keeping up. Thanks for the help everyone.

Have you thought or ever done it? I have a two car garage I know I could turn into a business for probably less then 10,000 dollars. has anyone done this successfully? All we have here in Rapid City, SD is a Petco, and a Petsmart. The other three fish stores in town have been run out of business...

Thanks for your help everyone, I hope a combination of dosing Excel, a 3 day blackout, and lowering the lighting to about 1.5 watts per gallon and only 7 hours a day instead of 12 will solve the problem... Fingers Crossed!

here are gold algae eaters Tropical Freshwater Aquarium Fish: Gold Algae Eaters I took a test again of all my water conditions and everything is right at 0 or 5ppm, the only thing is that the ph is at about 8.0 could that be a problem? Maybe when I put my plants back in the tank (after a...

I also have snails in the tank as well as 2 gold algae eaters that should be able to eat the algae if it was Diatoms. Am I mistaken?

After looking at pictures online, I dont think its BBA either, its not a hairy algae, its flat and grows all over the leaves of my plants no where else. it also has a slimy texture.

I took the plants out, and put them in a heated rubbermaid tub with some water, I have checked the levels in the aquarium and their all spot on, although I dont have a test for potassium, Hope it works! how long should I leave the plants in the tub?

I think its black algae, its all over everything, I have changed the pads in my filter, and decreased lighting from 12 hours to 7 hours, this is in a 72 gallon bowfront, its kept at 78.5 degrees and has 218W at 10k grow lights, I believe their VHO T5's Anyone have any advice?

My kissing gurami has a milky popped out infected looking eye, any ideas to what it is and how to treat it?

Here is a picture, tough to see the scales, but his eyes are very bulged out...

I have three tiger barbs, all the water is great, perfect quality, i have one tiger barb that im afraid has dropsy, but im not positive, its whole body is puffed up, its scales are sticking out, and eyes are pushed it, its so sad. But im not positive shes not.pregnant... Can anyone help? If it...

are you sure your plants are fully aquatic? ;) that was my problem!

Another person at my LFS that will be getting a talking too... I'll just order a plant package off liveaquaria that i know are FULLY AQUATIC Thanks for all your help guys!

They may not be fully aquatic plants.... I didnt even think of that, i know the banana plant is but the rest of them may not be... Duh :)

Im thinking about over a few days moving the ph back to 7.0 as well as dropping the temp from 80 to 78, as well as adding a screen to the top of my aquarium to cut down on the light. Think this would help?