[Raymond S.]

And if you don't mind, please do a KH test. Anyonewho invents their own "cure" for an algae deserves respect so not trying to up-stage anyone here but I find a connection between some algae's and exceptionally low KH. I can't find this info on algae repair links so I am following up on if there actually is or just appears to be a connection between them. Especially as it pertains to Staghorn algae.

 

[Raymond S.]

No worries Raymond, it's worth checking into all possibilities. Since you're interested I'll provide my KH info as well. I use straight tapwater for 50% weekly water changes, KH is from sodium bicarbonate, and I've seen it vary from 8.0 to 9.5. It remains the same in CO2-enriched tanks. I've seen it as low as 5 in my tanks without CO2.

I'm curious what you consider exceptionally low. <1dKH?

Victor, if you have a KH test, please check it as well.

Actually as I remember it, it was not staghorn. If I can find one of the pictures of it I'll PM it to you later but I think it went by by in a computer
virus attack that did in my pix as I did a complete restore.
But on that stuff it was named by my LFS owner who said to check the Kh and it barely registered. I brought it up to a 3 and the stuff disappeared.
Looked like small dark hairs on only dead plant matter. Not even wood.
Was about 3/16 long each and individual hair like pieces and the ones which grew from the bottom or sides of anything it grew from turned up towards the light. Never grew on new leaves. Old ordead leaves only
and stems too.