Algaeic Driftwood Issue

I'd say screw it and use an commercial aquarium algacide. Yeah, I know... "you aren't addressing the problem.... blah blah blah."

I know you take care of your water changes and you don't have ambitions of growing plants in there ever, so who cares? So what if you have to re-dose in 4 months? Find a product with good reviews that is fish safe and buy a giant bottle of it.

Nuke it.



My $.02.

Tony said:

I'd say screw it and use an commercial aquarium algacide. Yeah, I know... "you aren't addressing the problem.... blah blah blah."

I know you take care of your water changes and you don't have ambitions of growing plants in there ever, so who cares? So what if you have to re-dose in 4 months? Find a product with good reviews that is fish safe and buy a giant bottle of it.

Nuke it.

My $.02.

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Tony makes a good point. Also, you won't be stuck in 4 months asking us how you get rid of duckweed !

Does that product in the picture treat all kinds of algae? I can't tell from looking online. Website says it "[c]ontrols the main and most persistent types of algae in freshwater aquariums"

http://www.apifishcare.com/product.php?id=619

mchambers said:

Does that product in the picture treat all kinds of algae? I can't tell from looking online. Website says it "[c]ontrols the main and most persistent types of algae in freshwater aquariums"

http://www.apifishcare.com/product.php?id=619

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Have a bottle in my collection of fish crap I've bought and never used. I don't advocate it, per se; just pulled the fist generic picture of algaecide I found on Google images to post "for effect."

I saw plant safe algea killer. Dont know how that one works, but its worth a shot.

Also add a uv sterilizer to help curb future algae problems.

A potential downside of nuking algae in the tank at large is not removing the dead stuff and as a result recycling the nutrients originally absorbed by the algae, potentially feeding the next algae cycle. Also, I'd check the ingredients of any particular product and consider whether you want those substances in your tank. Not saying don't do it, just that it's better to be informed before leaping right into it. For example, certain water parameters may make some products/ingredients something you don't necessarily want in your tank. Example references:

How algaecides work

Copper sulfate