Is this algae

Gillingham · 06-14-2012, 05:06 AM

Click for the larger image, I just noticed this today it almost looks like a bunch of tiny little red thread but I havent seen anything similar in the websites linked in the forum sticky.

CatB · 06-14-2012, 05:43 AM

does it move? is it anywhere else in the tank? if so, it might be worms, because that's what those look like to me.
if not, then yeah probably

**Complexity** · 06-14-2012, 06:25 AM

That section in the middle looks nasty. Looking at some of the leaves away from the middle, I see what appears to be BBA. I believe BBA can take on a red color at times. So that's what I think it is.

You can easily kill BBA with spot treatment of H2O2 or Excel, but I'm not sure how well fissidens can handle either of those.

Gillingham · 06-14-2012, 06:31 PM

I just got some excel prior to taking this picture, I also lowered my light cycle which probably caused all that buildup in the first place.

The tank did have worms prior but I have dosed with panacur and haven't seen any since.

**sjb1987** · 06-15-2012, 02:05 PM

ive dosed h202 on my fissidens before and it hasnt bothered it....i didnt leave my pumps off for the recommended 15 min though

150EH · 06-15-2012, 04:20 PM

Yeah, BBA can be red, green, black or any mix of those and it looks like the early stages of BBA, my tank has a bunch of it so don't do anything drastic.

Excel will definately kill Fissidens and other mosses but I have never tried the H202 spot treatment. Excel will kill any plant if you use too much of it.

**radioman** · 06-18-2012, 10:18 PM

H202 didn't kill my java moss the first few times but eventually it did so be careful.

06-14-2012, 05:06 AM	#1
Gillingham Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Pasadena, CA Posts: 58	Is this algae Click for the larger image, I just noticed this today it almost looks like a bunch of tiny little red thread but I havent seen anything similar in the websites linked in the forum sticky.

06-14-2012, 06:25 AM	#3
Complexity Pelvicachromis Lover! (View User Tanks) PTrader: (34/100%) Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 5,058	That section in the middle looks nasty. Looking at some of the leaves away from the middle, I see what appears to be BBA. I believe BBA can take on a red color at times. So that's what I think it is. You can easily kill BBA with spot treatment of H2O2 or Excel, but I'm not sure how well fissidens can handle either of those. __________________ Vicki —Rena Filstar pimp #142 (four XP4s/three XP2s/one XP1) • Eheim pimp #301 (Pro II 2128) • Victor pimp #27 (VTS-253B-320) • 90g - Journal Pelvicachromis taeniatus 'Moliwe' —— • 75g - Journal Pelvicachromis pulcher 'Lagos Red' Better Pics 8-24 • 29g - Journal Pelvicachromis pulcher 'unknown' —-- • 29g - Pelvicachromis taeniatus 'Moliwe' • 5g - RCS colony —————————————————— • 2.5g - Journal Retired

06-15-2012, 04:20 PM	#6
150EH Planted Tank Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (27/100%) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Churchton, Maryland Posts: 5,369	Yeah, BBA can be red, green, black or any mix of those and it looks like the early stages of BBA, my tank has a bunch of it so don't do anything drastic. Excel will definately kill Fissidens and other mosses but I have never tried the H202 spot treatment. Excel will kill any plant if you use too much of it. __________________ Eheim Pimp #92 2.5 Gallon Shrimp Nano 10 gallon Metaframe Planted 150 Gallon Tank Journal

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radioman Aquatic Plants are Fun (View User Tanks) PTrader: (14/100%) Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: College Station, TX Posts: 1,348	H202 didn't kill my java moss the first few times but eventually it did so be careful. __________________ -Mike Mini-M Journal: http://www.plantedtank.net/forums/sh...d.php?t=168906 Canon Pimp Club #012

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06-14-2012, 05:43 AM	#2
CatB Wannabe Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Indianapolis, IN Posts: 1,013	does it move? is it anywhere else in the tank? if so, it might be worms, because that's what those look like to me. if not, then yeah probably

06-14-2012, 06:31 PM	#4
Gillingham Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Pasadena, CA Posts: 58	I just got some excel prior to taking this picture, I also lowered my light cycle which probably caused all that buildup in the first place. The tank did have worms prior but I have dosed with panacur and haven't seen any since.

06-15-2012, 02:05 PM	#5
sjb1987 Planted Tank Obsessed (View User Tanks) PTrader: (67/100%) Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Van Buren, Arkansas Posts: 461	ive dosed h202 on my fissidens before and it hasnt bothered it....i didnt leave my pumps off for the recommended 15 min though