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02-15-2008, 08:22 PM

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Originally Posted by tedr108 View Post
As my plants mature and get near the top of my 21" high tank, I'm not sure if growth slows or something else happens, but then the thread, hair and/or staghorn algaes start accumulating.

Hi Ted,

About a year ago, I had a similar event with some vals in a 30 gal. Being convinced that it was a deficiency, I slowly increased my ferts and was able to stop this from happening. Like yours, it didn't happen until the plant reached the top. hope this helps


Chris
  
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