{"product_id":"marine-aquarium-algae-control-robert-fenner-9781494879600","title":"Marine Aquarium Algae Control: The Ins and Outputs of Algal Introduction, Identification and Management in Captive Seawater Systems","description":"Of all the facets (to put it nicely) of marine aquarium keeping that turn off hobbyists, likely none surpasses dealing with pest algae. Normal maintenance of our systems can be a breeze; not taking much time or physical exercise, given that time in investigation and proper set-up has been accomplished. However, run-away algal problems can be proverbial plagues... not only ugly to even smelly messes, but a root cause of livestock malingering and loss. The purpose of this book is to share with you how to avoid pest algae problems; and if they do occur, how to identify the source\/s, the algae themselves and effectively solve (reduce to eliminate) noisome, unwelcome algae from your tanks. Avoiding Algae Problems: From the start, I want to impress upon you that while algae presence to some degree is entirely natural; to be expected in all systems suitable to support aquatic life; and the situations where there is an overabundance of undesirable species biomass is not  To put this another way; DO expect some appreciable algae presence\/growth in any\/all viable aquatic biological systems; and DO be aware, observant concerning their over-proliferation in your aquariums... pro-active in limiting their over-abundance; for several good reasons: Pest algaes penchant for overgrowing\/crowding out other desired life, using up too much of nutrients and minerals you may want\/need for other chemosynthetic, photosynthetic life; and importantly; to limit the amount\/concentration of metabolites these algae produce that may mal-affect your livestock; sometimes profoundly.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Robert Fenner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1494879603\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781494879600\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Createspace Independent Publishing Platform\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/02\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 44\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.24lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.00h x 8.00w x 0.11d","brand":"Robert Fenner","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43936321372415,"sku":"9781494879600","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_5164c21c-dd20-4b78-9719-b112ca15cd4f.jpg?v=1681424878","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/marine-aquarium-algae-control-robert-fenner-9781494879600","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}