Algae Id Please

skinyron · 10-15-2012, 04:40 AM

This is a fairly new tank This algae is quite resilient. tried blackout, increased co2, reduced lighting, and overdosed excel any suggestions

Bubba Shrimp · 10-15-2012, 05:35 AM

I had the same algae I think white spots on the glass, I did 2 water changes and it ws gotten. Just clean them up

steven p · 10-15-2012, 06:07 AM

The black gunk in the moss? I get that and hair algae all over if I neglect regular maintenance.. it likes moss swords and crupts, healthy stems seem to shake it pretty easily.

Maybe remove the moss and treat it with peroxide or glut, or salvage some of the moss and grow it DSM style in a tupperware or gallon baggy. Replace the moss later.

Debris in the water really kicks mosses in the butt, making them more vulnerable to algae infestation.

In my tanks, physical removal is about the only thing that works.

skinyron · 10-15-2012, 10:29 AM

Thanks for the advice will pull moss and treat with excel and wash it. I have so much mosa in my other tanka i can just throw it away if it does not improve lol

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10-15-2012, 04:40 AM	#1
skinyron Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (8/100%) Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Indianapolis Posts: 35	Algae Id Please This is a fairly new tank This algae is quite resilient. tried blackout, increased co2, reduced lighting, and overdosed excel any suggestions Attached Thumbnails

10-15-2012, 05:35 AM	#2
Bubba Shrimp Planted Tank Obsessed (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: May 2012 Location: Calgary, Alberta Canada Posts: 329	I had the same algae I think white spots on the glass, I did 2 water changes and it ws gotten. Just clean them up __________________ So a guy walks into a Pet Store Guy: "I have a Algae on my drift wood!" Pet Clerk: "Take two Plecos and call me next week." EHEIM Classic 2213

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10-15-2012, 06:07 AM	#3
steven p Wannabe Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: columbus, ne Posts: 1,081	The black gunk in the moss? I get that and hair algae all over if I neglect regular maintenance.. it likes moss swords and crupts, healthy stems seem to shake it pretty easily. Maybe remove the moss and treat it with peroxide or glut, or salvage some of the moss and grow it DSM style in a tupperware or gallon baggy. Replace the moss later. Debris in the water really kicks mosses in the butt, making them more vulnerable to algae infestation. In my tanks, physical removal is about the only thing that works.

10-15-2012, 10:29 AM	#4
skinyron Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (8/100%) Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Indianapolis Posts: 35	Thanks for the advice will pull moss and treat with excel and wash it. I have so much mosa in my other tanka i can just throw it away if it does not improve lol Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I897 using Tapatalk 2