Went on vacation came back to a disaster!

DannyDapper · 02-12-2013, 09:25 PM

I was gone for 3 weeks an when I came back my tank was filled with algae! It completely covered my hair grass and clumped it up! Also it collected all the duck weed into a big gelatinous blob! It smells like pond, not the whole tank but the algae in particular. HELP! I have no idea what to do =(

puopg · 02-12-2013, 09:42 PM

Thats BGA. Increasing your nitrates will probably help. I would remove as much as you possibly can. Can you provide some more info about your tank?

KTern · 02-12-2013, 10:22 PM

+1 on BGA

here is your solution
http://www.plantedtank.net/forums/sh...=131418&page=2

DannyDapper · 02-12-2013, 11:02 PM

It's a 2 gallon spec, it just houses 1 betta. I removed as much as possible which wasn't too difficult. I read up on BGA so I'm gonna try to see if a blackout might help =( Thanks for the help! I appreciate it, I've never had problems with algae before.

sarahspins · 02-12-2013, 11:15 PM

Why not just dose with Maracyn and be sure you've knocked it out.. I'm not sure a blackout really works with BGA.. it might kill what you can see, but it usually returns fairly quickly.

JeffHerr · 02-12-2013, 11:19 PM

+1 for the antibiotic. Look for generic erythromycin to save money.

02-12-2013, 09:25 PM	#1
DannyDapper Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (1/100%) Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Azusa, CA Posts: 85	Went on vacation came back to a disaster! I was gone for 3 weeks an when I came back my tank was filled with algae! It completely covered my hair grass and clumped it up! Also it collected all the duck weed into a big gelatinous blob! It smells like pond, not the whole tank but the algae in particular. HELP! I have no idea what to do =(

02-12-2013, 11:19 PM	#6
JeffHerr Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Valparaiso, IN Posts: 77	Went on vacation came back to a disaster! +1 for the antibiotic. Look for generic erythromycin to save money.

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02-12-2013, 09:42 PM	#2
puopg Planted Tank Enthusiast (View User Tanks) PTrader: (3/100%) Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 513	Thats BGA. Increasing your nitrates will probably help. I would remove as much as you possibly can. Can you provide some more info about your tank?

02-12-2013, 10:22 PM	#3
KTern Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (2/100%) Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: California Posts: 37	+1 on BGA here is your solution http://www.plantedtank.net/forums/sh...=131418&page=2

02-12-2013, 11:02 PM	#4
DannyDapper Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (1/100%) Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Azusa, CA Posts: 85	It's a 2 gallon spec, it just houses 1 betta. I removed as much as possible which wasn't too difficult. I read up on BGA so I'm gonna try to see if a blackout might help =( Thanks for the help! I appreciate it, I've never had problems with algae before.

02-12-2013, 11:15 PM	#5
sarahspins Planted Tank Obsessed (View User Tanks) PTrader: (2/100%) Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: TX Posts: 304	Why not just dose with Maracyn and be sure you've knocked it out.. I'm not sure a blackout really works with BGA.. it might kill what you can see, but it usually returns fairly quickly.