Long, black, and stringy algae

Kai · 03-31-2003, 06:12 PM

Hi all,

I had to tear down my old planted tank largely because of a massive algae outbreak. I move out of my folk's house and left my 29 gallon tank with them. When I came back about 2 months later, the entire tank was filled with this weird black algae. It was long and curly, and grew largely on the leaves of the plants. I literally could not see the plants at that point.

So yea, I was wondering what kind of algae that was, and how I can prevent it from overtaking my new tank.

Thanks in advance

kor4ever · 04-01-2003, 04:40 PM

Check here for algae identification:

http://www.aquaticscape.com/articles/algae.htm

I think you have brush algae.

Felix

Kai · 04-01-2003, 04:51 PM

Oh yea, it's brush algae. Thanks

Looks like I'll need to keep a couple SAE's around, just in case.

anonapersona · 04-02-2003, 01:47 PM

That sounds more like hair.
Does it begin on the edges of leaves? Gets long, and inch or more, sometimes curly like, uh, leg hair?

A pair of rosy barbs ate this in my tank within a matter of hours 90% was gone. By morning all gone. They will eat plants when all algea runs out, so I feed steamed lettuce on occasion when I see them nipping plants.

Kai · 04-02-2003, 04:12 PM

I can't really remember. I do believe it was curly and each individual strand was quite thick, maybe 5-7 times the thickness of a human hair.

04-01-2003, 04:40 PM	#2
kor4ever Planted Member (View User Tanks) PTrader: (1/100%) Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Madison,WI Posts: 158	Check here for algae identification: http://www.aquaticscape.com/articles/algae.htm I think you have brush algae. Felix __________________ 20G heavily planted tank with Eco Complete Pressurized CO2, Eheim Ecco 2236, 1 55W and 1 36W bulb

04-01-2003, 04:51 PM	#3
Kai Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Southern California, Orange County Posts: 23	Oh yea, it's brush algae. Thanks Looks like I'll need to keep a couple SAE's around, just in case. __________________ Mens sana in corpore sano

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Kai Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Southern California, Orange County Posts: 23	I can't really remember. I do believe it was curly and each individual strand was quite thick, maybe 5-7 times the thickness of a human hair. __________________ Mens sana in corpore sano

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03-31-2003, 06:12 PM	#1
Kai Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Southern California, Orange County Posts: 23	Hi all, I had to tear down my old planted tank largely because of a massive algae outbreak. I move out of my folk's house and left my 29 gallon tank with them. When I came back about 2 months later, the entire tank was filled with this weird black algae. It was long and curly, and grew largely on the leaves of the plants. I literally could not see the plants at that point. So yea, I was wondering what kind of algae that was, and how I can prevent it from overtaking my new tank. Thanks in advance

04-02-2003, 01:47 PM	#4
anonapersona Wannabe Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 1,614	That sounds more like hair. Does it begin on the edges of leaves? Gets long, and inch or more, sometimes curly like, uh, leg hair? A pair of rosy barbs ate this in my tank within a matter of hours 90% was gone. By morning all gone. They will eat plants when all algea runs out, so I feed steamed lettuce on occasion when I see them nipping plants.