RE: [GSAS-Member] Royal Pleco and Algae

[Trish <snips36@yahoo.com>]

I aso have actinic bulbs and don't see it to kill
algea either.
--- "Hess, Clay A" <clay.a.hess@boeing.com> wrote:
> I have a Actinic bulb on my plant tanks and it does
> not seem to offer
> any qualities that kill algae.....at least none of
> the types of algae I
> have seen.  
> 
> Clay
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: A JACOBSON [mailto:amjacobson52@msn.com] 
> Sent: Thursday, March 17, 2005 4:09 PM
> To: Greater Seattle Aquarium Society member chat
> Subject: Re: [GSAS-Member] Royal Pleco and Algae
> 
> 
> I saw a beautiful, almost spotless 240 gallon
> plexiglass tank, with 1
> hazy spot where a pleco got too vigorous in it's
> munching.  Don't know
> what type of pleco, but am determined NOT to put any
> pleco in any
> plastic tank.
> 
> Anita
>   ----- Original Message ----- 
>   From:
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welenofsky@comcast.net<mailto:welenofsky@comcast.net>
> 
>   To: GSAS Member<mailto:gsas-member@thekrib.com> 
>   Sent: Thursday, March 17, 2005 3:33 PM
>   Subject: [GSAS-Member] Royal Pleco and Algae
> 
> 
>   I was wondering if anyone had a Royal Pleco. I've
> read that their
> teeth can scratch acrylic tanks. Does anyone have
> any personal
> experience with this fish?
> 
>   Does anyone know where I can get a bristlenose
> pleco?
> 
>   My tank went completely out of wack with the algae
> after I did several
> water changes (fill and empty 3 or 4 times), moved
> it across the living
> room (25 feet), broke the $35 actinic bulb, and
> didn't add liquid
> fertilizer. I was wondering if the actinic had UV
> qualities to kill
> algae.
> 
>   It's interesting that some of the plants, which
> grew real well, like
> the bacopa, and a big-leaved crypt, got infested
> with the algae, while
> others, like the Eichhornia diversifolia, the
> African Lotus, and the
> reddish plant I got from Paul are doing great, and
> algae free. What is
> that red plant Paul? It looks wonderful.
> 
>   Susan
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