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Old 06-14-2008, 12:30 PM
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Default Re: Need help! Weird bacterial plaques in my tank.

cyanobacteria is fueled by excess nutrients.
you will need to export nutrients better, to starve it. increasing the flow will visually help, but take it's food away, and you'
ll be better off.

what do you use to hold your beneficial bacteria?
do you have bio balls or some sort of media somewhere?

most marine tank keepers use live rock to hold bacteria. it's a very effective form of filtration.
some say 1 pound per gallon will do the trick. i say, the most you can fit in the tank, and it still be pleasing to the eye.
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