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Post by pinaki1816 on Dec 22, 2014 21:44:04 GMT -5
Every possible way to battle bba had been discussed,,,,,,,for me spot dosing with seachem exel along with increased co2 did the work ,,,,,,,,,
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Post by Darren and/or Sarah on Dec 22, 2014 22:11:40 GMT -5
Ever think of siamese algae eaters. I got 2 when I was experiencing the same problem and they cleared it up over night We bought 4 of them from Ruffins and like Jeff said, they cleaned it up overnight. Since then, we have split them up into 2 other peoples homes and they have cleaned up their tanks as well. Easy fix, fun fish to watch and I have yet to find an algae they don't want to eat. Just make sure you get SAE's and not some look alike =P
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Post by gabor129 on Dec 23, 2014 9:38:11 GMT -5
First off the CAE will clean up the BBA, however you need to make sure you find why the algae is in your tank in the first place! Treat the cause not the symptom!
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Post by dp on Dec 23, 2014 13:20:32 GMT -5
First off the CAE will clean up the BBA, however you need to make sure you find why the algae is in your tank in the first place! Treat the cause not the symptom! Yes I definitely want to treat the cause but I'm not quite sure what the cause is. Phosphates are good, water quality is good... possibly inconsistent CO2 levels. The tank is in a room that is pretty much all windows so maybe the indirect light throughout the day? Lights go on at 4pm and shut off at 12am on weekdays. They're on all day on Saturday and Sunday though. Can I kill it by giving the tank more light (ie. turn the tank light on earlier?)
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Post by jeffyguy on Dec 23, 2014 16:17:48 GMT -5
No u can't maybe reducing the amount of light. Get some curtains if u don't already have them. The amount of like u have on the weekdays is fine but the amount u have on the weekends sounds like it's way too much. Are your lights on a timer or r u just turning them on and off manually?
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Post by gabor129 on Dec 23, 2014 23:23:09 GMT -5
I agree with the previous post! Try reducing the light somehow!
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Post by Stellar on Dec 30, 2014 8:04:41 GMT -5
Rufins had them.... as well as petzone at one point 'locally' but i got mine from T.O. i had BBA..... not no more... i swear by SAE. Real ones though...
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Post by satch on Aug 16, 2019 21:37:06 GMT -5
I don't use co2, store bought fertilizer, only an occasional iron supplement, and have under gravel filters, monthly water changes, 4 ft.5000k led strip lights over the tanks, yet many people comment about how good my plants look and there is only minimal green algae growth only on the glass of my 110 gal. tank, one out of 16. Unfortunately I do have annoying red coralline algae and also have minor BBA around the outer edge of some Anubis leaves and some tufts on a small piece of driftwood (the only BBA in that tank). I could have thrown it out but wanted to see if I could permanently remove the BBA (ya right) I physically plucked it off then scrubbed the entire brown driftwood with steel wool under running water, then placed it in a pail of 50/50 bleach & water for two days. When I took it out it was nearly white, then I left it to dry for over a week. When I put it back into the tank it floated for two weeks, within three days after it sank I noticed several tufts of BBA growing in the same places it was before. That leads me to believe that the S. algae eaters are the only option. Thanks guys
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