Habitat - Indoor :: Algae Growth

[MoreBloodWine]

For the people who are wondering: a UV sterilizer will NOT get rid of algae (green, brown or otherwise) on the rocks or glass. It will only kill algae that is suspended in the water column, i.e. green water.

Ya, but its that suspended algae the usually starts the buildup on the glass, rocks etc.

[thegrandpoohbah]

Ya, but its that suspended algae the usually starts the buildup on the glass, rocks etc.

Sorry, but that is incorrect. They are completely different types of algae with different underlying causes. This is a good guide to algae in aquariums: http://www.theplantedtank.co.uk/algae.htm

[untsmurf]

For the people who are wondering: a UV sterilizer will NOT get rid of algae (green, brown or otherwise) on the rocks or glass. It will only kill algae that is suspended in the water column, i.e. green water.

Thanks for restating that! I mentioned it on the bottom of the first page, but redundancy helps you learn!