Wett Hands
New member
I recently became friendly with one of my neighbors when he saw me in my driveway painting the back of a tank.
We got into a conversation about saltwater tanks and of course that lead to a discussion on combatting algae.
After inviting him in to checkout my tank and he seemed impressed (god only knows why
) we went to his place so I could see his tank and... HOLY HAIR ALGAE BATMAN!!!! :eek1:
Practically every inch of sand, LR, and back of tank was covered with 1" - 1 1/2" hair algae. Wall to wall shag carpeting man! :lolspin:
I told him practically everything I know about what to do to get an algae problem under control, when I realized that his tank was against a wall that was adjacent to a wall that has huge open bay window with no curtains, blinds, etc...
To me, the whole 'Keep your tank out of direct sunlight' thing was aquarium 101 stuff, but he reacted like it was the first time he's heard this and he's had tanks for a 2 years now.
And a special thanks to everyone here at RC who made me look so smart. :beer:
We got into a conversation about saltwater tanks and of course that lead to a discussion on combatting algae.
After inviting him in to checkout my tank and he seemed impressed (god only knows why
) we went to his place so I could see his tank and... HOLY HAIR ALGAE BATMAN!!!! :eek1:Practically every inch of sand, LR, and back of tank was covered with 1" - 1 1/2" hair algae. Wall to wall shag carpeting man! :lolspin:
I told him practically everything I know about what to do to get an algae problem under control, when I realized that his tank was against a wall that was adjacent to a wall that has huge open bay window with no curtains, blinds, etc...
To me, the whole 'Keep your tank out of direct sunlight' thing was aquarium 101 stuff, but he reacted like it was the first time he's heard this and he's had tanks for a 2 years now.
And a special thanks to everyone here at RC who made me look so smart. :beer:
