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what kind of algae is this

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can someone tell me what kind of algae is this and how to control it
 

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It looks like it is growing on your driftwood; is that piece of driftwood new?

New driftwood often tends to grow the strange white fluff that is pictured. While it is aesthetically displeasing, it is harmless. Some fish and shrimp will eat it, or you can manually remove it, though it may come back.

It will disappear on its own with time.

However, I am noticing it on some of your plants too; it appears to be Staghorn algae. What are your water/lighting/CO2/fertilization parameters like?
 
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WOW its like we have the same tank, I've started dosing with excel to. I also am getting blue green algae.

My drop checker is yellow, I'm not sure if this is a Co2 issue, or a water flow issue, I'm running 2 filters on a 37 gallon over 10X filtration. Only plant that doesn't have any algae is my asian ambulia because it grows so fast I just throw away the old parts that start getting the algae.
 
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