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From: dean@violet.berkeley.edu (Dean Pentcheff)
Newsgroups: alt.aquaria
Subject: Pea-green tank
Summary: Strategies and approaches
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Date: 4 Feb 88 21:11:28 GMT
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System configuration: 
	15 gallon freshwater tank; three Head-and-Taillights, three
	Silver-tip Tetras, two Neon tetras, one generic catfish (can't
	remember the species [what do you want, I'm an invertebrate
	biologist]); Penguin filter; healthy growth of several vascular
	plants.

Bug report: 
	Lots of algae in the water, making it very murky green.  All
	the plants and animals seem quite happy, but I can't see them
	very well.

Query: 
	Suggestions on what to check?  What approaches should I take to
	getting the water a bit clearer?

Thanks!

-Dean

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Dean Pentcheff	(dean@violet.berkeley.edu)
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"A university is a place where people pay high prices for goods which they then
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