> On 4 Mar 2001, at 0:13, NATURNUT_at_aol.com wrote:
>
> > As I understand it, algae outbreaks occur when imbalances in the
aquarium
> > happen, and potasium and nitrogen is used by the algae. The algae use
the
> > nutrients before the plants can, and outcompete them. So to succesfully
get
> > algae down to a reasonable level, the plants need to be outcompeting the
> > algae. They need to be higher level consumers. I may be wrong on this,
please
> > correct me if I'm wrong. Algae are really plants, and so they need the
same
> > nutrients to live and grow. So do I need to make the nutrients more
available
> > to the desireable plants than to the algae, or do I need to remove/add
trace
> > elements that disencourage alage growth, but are useful to plants? I am
> > confused on the whole idea, can anyone please clarify my ideas? Thank
you!
>
> The idea is to make the environment favorable for the vascular
> plants, which will then outcompete the algae. In general, this
> means _elevating_ light levels, providing some type of broad
> spectrum fertilization, and maintaining enough vascular plant
> biomass to outcompete the algae.
>
>
>
> Prost,
>
> Martin
> Jackson, MS
> -----------------------------------------------------------
> Whenever I see an old lady slip and fall on a wet sidewalk,
> my first instinct is to laugh. But then I think, what if
> I was an ant, and she fell on me. Then it wouldn't seem
> quite so funny.
>
>
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