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[ian 07]

 its the same as my koi pond its nitrate is what causes algae blums blanket weed in ponds and algae in your crab tanks ive got a fillter what takes all the crap out of tap water before it  goes in my pond i tested my tap water for nitrate and it was 130mg in 5ml unsuitable,for fish and encourage algae blums i tested it with the filter  and its down to 12mg in 5ml  which is ideal for fish ann no algae blum
cheers ian

[Baramundi Bob]

Thought it was linked to the water Ian. The amount of Nitrate in the water must vary from area to area hence some people get the algie and others dont. The thing I read about to stop the algie was called reverse osmosis I think ? But the UV filter does the same ?

[richie7]

Phosphate is also another big cause of algae as well as nitrates and excess sunlight. Phosphate can be found in your tap water and is also present with waste from crabs, fish etc. RO units remove nitrates, phosphates, chlorines, heavy metals and some salts & minerals. The water produced is too pure for use on its own and has to be rebuilt with usually a percentage of tapwater or buffer salts.

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