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This set up was probably one of the best methods I have found for removing detritus and solids from the water column. Cleaning the rock is the best attack on algae in my opinion. But keep in mind your tank cycle is so much more than the initial cycle. It can take a year or more for a true and complete cycle to take place. In that time you could see spells of any one of a slew of algaes etc. Thats where patience comes in and allowing things to do as they will. I avoided chemical wonder treatments and just used good husbandry.