coralline algae
- Thread starter dtaranath
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I need to disagree here Dwayne. Coralline is part of the natural filtration system in your tank. It's growth ties up nutrients that would otherwise fuel the growth of nuisance algae. Sure, one can grow macro algae and do the same thing but coralline need not be pruned to any great extent. Removing it from the glass is as simple as scraping and, if you run a power filter during that scraping, if can be removed as an export mechanism. Very often coralline is overlooked as a benefit to one's tank.
EdKruzel
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Whatever is added to the tank needs to be removed somewhere down the line.
An example is fish food; as food is eaten it nourishes the animal, however what is expelled is waste.
Other particles of uneaten food also become waste.
Biological filtration such as algae and bacteria absorb this excess as where mechanical filtration captures or binds the waste.
By cleaning/changing filters or pruning algae from the tank, you physically remove the excess nutrients in the tank.
The oldest and best known method is through regular water changes.
Ed
An example is fish food; as food is eaten it nourishes the animal, however what is expelled is waste.
Other particles of uneaten food also become waste.
Biological filtration such as algae and bacteria absorb this excess as where mechanical filtration captures or binds the waste.
By cleaning/changing filters or pruning algae from the tank, you physically remove the excess nutrients in the tank.
The oldest and best known method is through regular water changes.
Ed
