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Old 11-27-2008, 06:22 PM   #12 (permalink)
rich815
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I dose fairly high with Fe (EI dosing with 3/8 t. of CSM+B plus 1/8 t. Chelated Fe three times a week in my 72 gal) and have no hair or thread algae at all.

"Hair, Thread, Fuzz, etc. Algae: Nothing to do with excess iron as commonly thought."

According to this very informative website on Algae:

http://www.theplantedtank.co.uk/algae.htm
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