Originally Posted by freshgoby

Would the addition of a bio-wheel reduce the growth of algae in the show tank?

I've read that keeping an isolated patch of algae in the tank prevents algae from spreading and scrubbing it off and trying to keep everything clean and spotless only seems to promote or create areas for algae to grow. From what I've tried, this does seem true. I have a couple spots in my tank where algae resides, mostly on the wood and I leave it there. As far as I understand it, algae is an unavoidable part of keeping an aquarium.

I was only wondering if adding a bio-wheel as an "algae home" would reduce or eliminate the need for algae to grow in my tank. I guess I'm thinking of it in terms of a refugium for a saltwater tank, where you have one place for the necessary algae to grow but it doesn't affect the beatiful show tank.