Ok, I have been battling what I thought was BBA in my tanks for a long time now. Even leaving threads on the stuff. How I have knocked it back & how it comes back. After what seems like years searching forums & internet I discovered an algae I never heard of. Black spot algae? What is this stuff? I thought I was dealing with the shorter tufts of BBA since they tend to be circular in shape. Under microscope views in my tank I thought I was seeing the palm like trees growing from the edge of my leaves but still the circular blackish brown looking circles or dots if you will.
But after reading & seeing other tanks with algae that looks like mine & they were calling them BSA! Under the microscope my algae is showing no palm tree looking growths but circular looking brown black looking diatomic formations? It is hard & generally does not scrape off & usually but not always grows on the edges of the leaves. It also like BBA likes growing on hard objects & grows in high & low flow areas as well as near CO2. In a matter of fact it loves CO2!
Can someone tell me is this stuff a variation of BBA or totally different?? Under microscope it looks more diatomic , but tough as nails! Thanks.
But after reading & seeing other tanks with algae that looks like mine & they were calling them BSA! Under the microscope my algae is showing no palm tree looking growths but circular looking brown black looking diatomic formations? It is hard & generally does not scrape off & usually but not always grows on the edges of the leaves. It also like BBA likes growing on hard objects & grows in high & low flow areas as well as near CO2. In a matter of fact it loves CO2!
Can someone tell me is this stuff a variation of BBA or totally different?? Under microscope it looks more diatomic , but tough as nails! Thanks.