I found another BGA killer!

[ER9]

i got all my tank parameters under control to inhibit the stuff and i was confident i could control it if i could get rid of what i already had. i started dosing myacin (erithromycin) at full strength for three days and it was not having much impact. i went to my LFS to get more. when i was asking for it the guy there asked what i needed it for and suggested this stuff called simply, 'blue-green algae remover'. its made by ultra life reef products. the guy at the fish shop knows my tank since i bought all my fish and shrimp from him. my current inhabitants include:
crystal red shrimp
amano shrimp
white clouds
rummy noses
otto's
bn pleco
dwarf gourami
dwarf puffer
i was worried about it killing one of my fish or shrimp. i used it at the recomended dosage and wow! not only did it kill my bga algae but my bba algae mostly died off not to mention this unknown green algae all over my rocks. not only didn't it kill any fish or shrimp it didn't effect my cycle either. i have no idea whats in the stuff. its a powder which to me smells like weed killer or something. theres nothing on the box or that i could find googling the stuff to figure out what the ingredients are. for all i know its just erithromycin (which also smells like weed killer to me). great stuff though...i know a few of you are going through BGA woes with me as well. its now another option that seems fish, shrimp, bacteria safe....

[@marko@]

but if it killed other algae it means its not an antibiotic, but an algaecide. those will kill plants too.

[hooha]

not necessarily.....

[Piranha]

im listening

[ER9]

my tanks moderately planted with stem plants and a ton of java and crypts. they are growing very well. i didn't loose a single leaf on any of them during treatment. to be honest i never thought it might kill plants but i also get all my plants from the same shop so he knows my tank is moderately planted. plants include (those i remember the names of):
wysteria
cardamine
red tiger lotus
four leaf clover
crypt crispatula (balansae), walkeri, wendtii
java fern
myriophylum
couple other unknowns

[oldpunk78]

Blue Green Algae Remover'

Ultralife Blue-Green Algae Remover is a revolutionary time tested product that will effectively and safely remove blue-green algae from your tropical fish and freshwater invertebrates. Safe for all tropical fish, freshwater invertebrates and plants. The results will amaze you.

SKU#


Description


Size / Treatment
BGR Blue Green Algae Remover 150 gal Treatment

^that's what their website says... i hope it works, i just ordered some.

[Chopita]

Will this product also work on Staghorn algae and BBA?

[FrostyNYC]

Someone's got to test this stuff on moss and liverworts.

[ER9]

Originally Posted by Chopita

Will this product also work on Staghorn algae and BBA?

not sure about the staghorn...i had cladophora (not sure if thats the same algae) during treatment and it didn't have any effect what-so-ever on it.

i had some BBA (quite a bit of it) before treatment and every bit of it dissapeared. i cant honestly say the algae killer killed my BBA since this is the first time iv'e ever used the stuff. it is possible something else killed it by coincidence. this would have to be tested. one thing is for sure is its effectivness on BGA and whatever the green slime algae was that was heavily covering my rocks. i dont think this green slime algae onmy rocks was cyano either because my ottos and my BN pleco absolutely loved the stuff.

[tropicalfish]

I find that H2O2 works the best for me...
Saw a sheet of it lying across my substrate a while back. I filled a syringe of H2O2 (I was treating BBA at the time), and squirted it into the sheets of BGA. Few days later, they all shriveled up and floated away.

[oldpunk78]

Originally Posted by FrostyNYC

Someone's got to test this stuff on moss and liverworts.

there is some java moss in my tank, and i just did a treatment with the bga killer. we'll see what happens...

[metageologist]

i have used this as well in my planted tank and it is a great product.

[oldpunk78]

update:

all of the bga is disintegrating. moss still looks good.

yahoooo!

[Shavemacman]

This is awesome, I have been plagued by BGA! It is so stinky too. bleh.
Ok I will try this stuff, thanks for the tip.

[Shavemacman]

Where did you buy it?