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09-16-2007, 04:52 AM
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Greeting from a true noobie
Hi all,
My name is jean and im new to keeping fishies. I have a 43litre tank in which i keep 1 small lionhead, 1 Super-small Plec, A blackmoor and a globe-eye. I have a few problems with keeping the tank clean, in such that after changing to sand type gravel my babies have been overcome by fine algae. I am using this as an oportunity to kill 2 birds with 1 stone. I hope one of you more experienced ppl can give a little guidance on this topic. Because i really dont know what the best course of action is, and i am dubious about the advice i recieve from my local pet store (not a fish specialist). Is it as simple as swapping the fine gravel over to the larger stones? or will this cause problems for the Plec? Help!!!!! Thank you in advance Jean - England 
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09-16-2007, 08:47 AM
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Welcome to the forum Jean
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09-16-2007, 09:36 AM
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Welcome. Can't help you there =( . Try doing a separate thread for your tank problem you may get more answers.
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09-18-2007, 03:36 PM
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Welcome to FF. I am not positive but I do not believe that algae has any real connection to your substrate. It has more to do with a food source in the tank that keeps the algae growing. It would be best for you to do a search about algae and if you can't find a post that answers your question then post it up in a different area, such as general or beginning freshwater.
Good luck!
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09-19-2007, 07:48 AM
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The Hip Hop Hippopotamus
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Welcome to Fishforums! Yeah, try starting a new thread not in the introductions maybe.
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09-19-2007, 08:07 AM
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What are you looking at?
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: NJ
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43 litres is only a 10 gallon tank. that tank is too small to house these goldies. goldfish are extremely messy and require a minimum of 20 gals or 75.71 litres per fish. this could be a cause of your problem.
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