what invertebrates consume hair algae and red algae? - Page 2

20-08-2005, 01:41 PM

reducing photoperiod will also help in getting rid of the algae right ?/

i'm wondering if i just turning blue lights on , but off the daylight tube, will it do ?

**KaLiB** · 20-08-2005, 08:15 PM

Yes, a reduction in photoperiod does help reduce algae growth.

Switching the blue light on should(i have not done this myself) control algae growth since there is hardly any red in the light spectrum. However, if you got corals, just leaving the blue light on in the long term is not good. Corals need a full spectrum lightbulb to survive also.

20-08-2005, 10:27 PM

hehe.. anyway i'v just introduced a blue tang to solve my problems.. those algae seems to his fav. food

20-08-2005, 08:15 PM	#12
KaLiB Moderator Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 3,635	Yes, a reduction in photoperiod does help reduce algae growth. Switching the blue light on should(i have not done this myself) control algae growth since there is hardly any red in the light spectrum. However, if you got corals, just leaving the blue light on in the long term is not good. Corals need a full spectrum lightbulb to survive also. __________________ A fishtank is just like your computer. When your tank crash(OS crash), its time to cleanup(reformat hard drive) and setup(install OS) again and add new livestock(re-install software).

20-08-2005, 01:41 PM	#11
angmoh Guest Posts: n/a	reducing photoperiod will also help in getting rid of the algae right ?/ i'm wondering if i just turning blue lights on , but off the daylight tube, will it do ?

20-08-2005, 10:27 PM	#13
angmoh Guest Posts: n/a	hehe.. anyway i'v just introduced a blue tang to solve my problems.. those algae seems to his fav. food

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