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Originally Posted by SuRje1976
Ok - now I'm REALLY confused. I may need to go back and review some past threads, but I thought that one of the primary premises of EI is that you canNOT induce algae with high nutrient levels? AND that high CO2 levels were ideal for preventing algae. Am I reading this wrong, or is it EXACTLY the opposite of what's previously been stated?
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No, I'm saying that you need high levels of PO4 and CO2 to
prevent GSA, an alga I've commonly seen in ADA tanks, we have plenty in the Bay area and the guys at AF have algae issues in numerous tanks, they tend their tanks more than most aquarist. They had to tear down a number of tanks due to algae, they set up a new 180 gal tank and it's been cloudy for sometime. Some of the plants have GSA, that's a minor algae for most. I guess Penac and all that other stuff is not able to guarantee issue free tanks.
You are not going to fix every issue with something in a bottle or with nutrient limitation. You need to have a much better understanding about the algae and it's ecology to predict it and why it's there.
ADA has focused on the plants which is super, but they have not done much with algae specific inducement. I can tell if you have or not, because I've spent a long time working with that paradigm. There are clear cut things, even a newbie with 8 months of experience can tell if they had...............I think that's sad.
If you add lots of NH4(via the ADA AS leeching) and leave it there, then an ADA tank easily gets algae, same deal with poor CO2 etc. ADA offers no advantages there.
Regards,
Tom Barr