Hey guys
Should Pleco, catfish an loaches be actually fed food when using uv lights to reduce green algae in the tank? Will the light actually reduce algae to a level to starve these cleanup crew type fish?
Thanks
Jamie
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Uv Lighting
Started by Jamievb, Oct 02 2016 07:15 PM
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#1
Posted 02 October 2016 - 07:15 PM
#2
Posted 02 October 2016 - 11:00 PM
Uv sterilizers will kill the algae in the water column, so it helps slows algae growing on sides.
Keeping away from window and sun light, and only having tank lights a few hours a day, maybe at night.
More Water changes helps to.
Keeping away from window and sun light, and only having tank lights a few hours a day, maybe at night.
More Water changes helps to.
#3
Posted 03 October 2016 - 09:41 AM
That's as I find as well. I get a little less algae on glass, etc running UV. But under high light still successfully grow algae
#4
Posted 03 October 2016 - 01:38 PM
So no need to worry about these guys who will still find some algae to eat then?
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#5
Posted 04 October 2016 - 10:03 AM
Mine have always had wafers as well as I'm generally trying to keep algae off the plants.
#6
Posted 04 October 2016 - 05:10 PM
They'll need to be fed wafers that's for sure, they'll take to normal fish food once other sources dry up.
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