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Aquarium Algae Control: How I Got Rid Of Nuisance Algae In My Aquarium

By Luke • Sep 3rd, 2009 • Category: Aquarium Care

Over the last couple years, I’ve been on a continual algae battle with my 75 gallon aquarium. At times I had become discouraged, but I did not give up the battle. I continued to patiently try different techniques and methods that I thought might help curb the algae problem in my aquarium. My algae problem is gone, here’s what I learned.



I Need to Flip Over My Crown Snails a Lot

By Luke • Apr 30th, 2009 • Category: Fish and Invertebrate

The only bad thing that I can think about in regards to these snails is that I have to flip them over a lot. It’s similar to how a turtle can get flipped on it’s back, needing help to get flipped back over and be on it’s feet again. I frequently joke with my girlfriend about how I needed to “flip over one of the crown snails again”… seems like it happens about once every couple of days.



Top Crown Snails: Awesome Algae Eaters

By Luke • Apr 6th, 2009 • Category: Fish and Invertebrate

Top Crown Snails eat pretty much everything off of the glass of my 75 gallon saltwater aquarium. It’s actually almost unbelievable to me how much stuff these snails eat. I’ve never had any other type of snail, large or small, with such a voracious appetite.