Subj : The Mystery Almost Solved
To   : Michael Grant
From : Carol Shenkenberger
Date : Sun Jun 28 2009 11:06 am

    
 > Right now, I'm down to a few fish in my 75 gallon tank. A couple cichlids,
 > including a young Jack Dempsey, a bristle nose pleco, a rainbow shark and a
 > cory cat. Lost my prize upside-down catfish a couple weeks ago, but he was
 > pretty old, so it wasn't too much of a suprise.

Same here, lost a mollie.  They arent long lived so it wasnt much of a
suprise.

 > I poked my nose in here because I pretty much have an out-of control algae
 > problem ATM. I tried scraping, and also tried another suggestion I found
 > online: using a magic eraser. Worked well, but only temporarily, then the al
 > came back in spades.
 > 
 > I think I have to do a teardown and scrub the tank clean to get it under
 > control. After that I might try that idea with the japanese moss balls; look
 > to me like a pretty good solution.

Might want to check your lighting situation as well?  You may have too much
'plant growth' lighing going on. We get a bit too much too as the tank is a bi
t too close to the window.
               xxcarol
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