Is lighting the ultimate algae control?

barbarossa4122

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#65 · Dec 31, 2009

I have 2.5 w/g t5ho on my 55g and 30g goldfish planted tanks. I have some algae, GSA I think, but it's not an invasion, just on some of my plants and here and there on decorations. Today I started using Excel and I am waiting for my dry ferts from Green Leaf. Right now I use root tabs, flourish, flourish iron, Fleet enema and Epsom. I do 60% wc weekly on both tanks. New to this hobby(since Sept the 1st) and I love it. I vote for reduce lighting period, but as I said I am new to this.

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What lighting changes will have a positive impact on the reduction of algae?

Reduce lighting period

Reduce lighting intensity

Reduce lighting period and intensity

Program a "noon" burst of light (ie 3hrs 1.5wpg, 4hrs 3wpg, 3hrs 1.5wpg)

Program a lights off "siesta" (ie lights on 5hrs, off for 5hrs, on for 5hrs)

Change the spectrum/color temperature of lights

I don't know: I never have algae! ;-)

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