HELP! Spirogyra!

AUvet14 · 11-24-2012, 10:57 PM

Well I just got back from thanksgiving break to find that spirogyra algae has gotten out of control. Any tips on killing it? I'd be okay with killing my moss if Excel OD would kill the algae...

freph · 11-25-2012, 04:35 AM

Double/spot dose excel, manual removal and more water changes. Best method for it imo.

parrottbay · 12-16-2012, 03:52 AM

I have the same problem, I believe, is it long green hair like algae? If so, I have it too. Could you please let me know if this is it and what has help you!

Green_Flash · 12-16-2012, 03:55 AM

capful of H202 = dead by next day.

then when it has turned green/white suck it out with a hose.

has not come back since.

parrottbay · 12-16-2012, 04:21 AM

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Originally Posted by Green_Flash

capful of H202 = dead by next day.

then when it has turned green/white suck it out with a hose.

has not come back since.

Was this towards me also? Also, is Hydrogen Peroxide safe for plants and shrimps?

CytoEric · 12-16-2012, 04:28 AM

API AlgaeFix will kill it without harming your fish or plants. It isn't invert safe though.

parrottbay · 12-16-2012, 05:40 PM

Update for me; just in case poster is curious; I used the h202 method with the 1.5 ml per gallon method.... So far as I can tell no shrimp death, I am about to do a 20 % W/C.

seachaz · 12-18-2012, 06:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by parrottbay

Update for me; just in case poster is curious; I used the h202 method with the 1.5 ml per gallon method.... So far as I can tell no shrimp death, I am about to do a 20 % W/C.

What kind of shrimp do you have? Please keep us posted on the effectiveness of the h2o2 and long term health of your shrimp - just now starting to fight this in my tank too - what a great way to spend the holidays

parrottbay · 12-19-2012, 12:40 AM

I have the 10 gallon that has RCS, amanos, and cherries in it. I haven't noticed any missing but it is hard to tell with a tank full of shrimp. It doesn't look as crowded :/ so that kinda worries me but I never saw any dead ones. ALL the Spyragoni

lol however you spell it has seemed to non existent in almost all of my tank. There is a few little places I still see some but I am about to h202 it up again tonight and do another W/C with this one being a HUGE one because I should also be adding some amonzonian substrate in my tank at the same time. But I just want to say that the algae was so much that my shrimp and fish would be getting entangled in it and it wasn't that thick...

11-24-2012, 10:57 PM	#1
AUvet14 Planted Tank Obsessed (View User Tanks) PTrader: (7/100%) Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Auburn, AL Posts: 442	HELP! Spirogyra! Well I just got back from thanksgiving break to find that spirogyra algae has gotten out of control. Any tips on killing it? I'd be okay with killing my moss if Excel OD would kill the algae... __________________ -Rusty Rusty's 30 High Tech w/ DIY Solid Walnut Stand and Canopy Rusty's GLA 36-L First Iwagumi Build Rusty's 10 Gallon Low Tech Shrimp Tank

11-25-2012, 04:35 AM	#2
freph Planted Tank Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (13/100%) Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Fayetteville, NC Posts: 2,115	Double/spot dose excel, manual removal and more water changes. Best method for it imo. __________________ 20L - Mini M

12-16-2012, 05:40 PM	#7
parrottbay Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (5/100%) Join Date: May 2012 Location: Jacksonville, NC Posts: 108	Update for me; just in case poster is curious; I used the h202 method with the 1.5 ml per gallon method.... So far as I can tell no shrimp death, I am about to do a 20 % W/C. __________________ Regular 10 Gallon Heavily Planted

12-19-2012, 12:40 AM	#9
parrottbay Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (5/100%) Join Date: May 2012 Location: Jacksonville, NC Posts: 108	I have the 10 gallon that has RCS, amanos, and cherries in it. I haven't noticed any missing but it is hard to tell with a tank full of shrimp. It doesn't look as crowded :/ so that kinda worries me but I never saw any dead ones. ALL the Spyragoni lol however you spell it has seemed to non existent in almost all of my tank. There is a few little places I still see some but I am about to h202 it up again tonight and do another W/C with this one being a HUGE one because I should also be adding some amonzonian substrate in my tank at the same time. But I just want to say that the algae was so much that my shrimp and fish would be getting entangled in it and it wasn't that thick... __________________ Regular 10 Gallon Heavily Planted

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12-16-2012, 03:52 AM	#3
parrottbay Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (5/100%) Join Date: May 2012 Location: Jacksonville, NC Posts: 108	I have the same problem, I believe, is it long green hair like algae? If so, I have it too. Could you please let me know if this is it and what has help you!

12-16-2012, 03:55 AM	#4
Green_Flash Wannabe Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (7/100%) Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: United States Posts: 1,461	capful of H202 = dead by next day. then when it has turned green/white suck it out with a hose. has not come back since.

12-16-2012, 04:28 AM	#6
CytoEric Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (3/100%) Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Mississippi Posts: 92	API AlgaeFix will kill it without harming your fish or plants. It isn't invert safe though.