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About LinkBacksI'm starting to develop some BGA in one area of my tank. Green slime along substrate. I increased my NO3 dose to 20 mg/l 3X per week. Gone increase it to 30 mg/l. Will a UV sterilizer be effective for controlling this? I know that some antibiotics does work but would rather not do that unless it is a last resort.
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This is a discussion on Bga within the Plants/Algae/Ferts/EI/CO2/Lighting forums, part of the Aquarium Related Chat category; I'm starting to develop some BGA in one area of my tank. Green slime along substrate. I increased my NO3 ...
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BGA, (AKA cyanobacteria), likes dead spots, so I'm not sure if a UV sterilizer would help much, since the places that BGA colonize usually lack a very strong flow. I'd just add a power head or something, do a gravel vac and try to suck up as much of the cyano as I can, and just keep dosing the nitrates.
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