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by faithgbsn
Mon Apr 06, 2020 7:30 pm
Forum: Supershrimp!
Topic: Newbie. No algae after 3 months...
Replies: 4
Views: 1733

Re: Newbie. No algae after 3 months...

Ok, good to know. I did break off a tiny chunk of bottom feeder wafer (maybe a 1/8" square or smaller, seriously a crumb) and the snails were literally all over it and it was gone within a day. Not sure if the lone shrimp got any that day, but over the next few days I saw it feeding in that are...
by faithgbsn
Fri Apr 03, 2020 10:32 am
Forum: Supershrimp!
Topic: Newbie. No algae after 3 months...
Replies: 4
Views: 1733

Re: Newbie. No algae after 3 months...

Oh gosh! I thought that the macro algae would help, not compete! Thanks for the info! Would it be better to take most of the macro algae and snails out for a while, if not permanently? I could put them in another tank, so I think they would be fine there. It is interesting to learn how to make the m...
by faithgbsn
Thu Apr 02, 2020 5:52 pm
Forum: Supershrimp!
Topic: Newbie. No algae after 3 months...
Replies: 4
Views: 1733

Newbie. No algae after 3 months...

Hello, I have a new tank that can't seem to grow algae, and was wondering if anyone has advice about that. I keep hoping algae did grow and I just can't see it, but don't want to jump the gun. Background: My BF gave me an Ecosphere two Christmases ago. After a little more than a year, the shrimp sta...