Fwd: Re: ph

["Ed Pon" <edpon@hotmail.com>]

>I suspect that the high phosphates cited were not really the cause of
>death.  People tend to look for causes and when they find something out
>of whack, quit looking and settle on that.  The vitamin C thing is 
worth
>some looking into though.  I intend to pursue it.  Thanks.
>
I'm inclined to agree that it is not necessarily the high phosphates, 
but algae blooms and other little critters that may bloom as a result of 
phosphates or algae blooms may ultimately be the cause of some so-called 
unexplained deaths.  Oxygen depletion if you turn out the lights on a 
tank that is experiencing an algae bloom could be a factor.  There is 
probably plenty of microbial life that would feed on an algae bloom, 
some of which may be harmful to the fish.    

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