algae

I've had an outbreak of green spot and brush algae in one of my tanks. I'm fairly certain that the cause of the problem is that the tank just doesn't have enough room above it to get a good substrate vac as the stand wasn't intended as a double when I built it. I think my nutrients in the tank...

Brown algae on Anubias--what to do?

How worried should I be about this algae growing into the silicon.

I have a real bad algae problem. I have tried to use a aquarium algaecide and it cleared us a little, along with 50% water change every day for 3 days. And tonight it came roaring back. I have about 35 cichlids, 5 large and the rest about a inch and a half. Can I out the in to a 20gal new...

What kind of algae eating fish can I put on with cichlids? I am having a problem with algae in my tank. Sent from my iPad using MonsterAquariaNetwork app

Hi all I'm fighting algae with all the techniques I know. I've got 2 more tries and if that doesn't work, I'm going to have to get an algae eating fish. I originally only wanted fish from Tanganyika but I'm losing the battle and may have to get whatever works. I have cyprichromis juvies...

Is this brown algae? It started out as an orangish brown and now it's this purply black. My husband was told that brown algae will dissipate under bright lights but all it's done is spread and turned dark. Is this toxic to algae eaters? If so, Is algae eater our best solution? If we scrub it all...

Hey all, Have been battling an outbreak of hair algae in the tank at work for a little while now. Reduced the lighting duration greatly, been manually removing and upping the water changes, but it still persists. Picked up some Flourish Excel the other day and plan on dosing that. I dosed...

So I had a "moment" a couple of weeks ago while placing an order for food at Ken's. I simultaneously decided to call it quits on my daphnia culture and purchase food for it (culture number 2 did not fare well in the move, culture number 1 was wiped out by pepco problems). Among the items I...

How long should i soak rocks in a solution of 3% hydrogen peroxide and water at 3 pints to 2.5 gallons? I am thinking four hours should be enough time... Thoughts?

I have black/grayish algae that keeps showing up on my glass, rocks, & now gravel. It's not the stringy black algae. It's more like a very short fuzz. Any help on how to get rid of it would be greatly appreciated. All the algae fix/remedy store bought stuff isn't having an effect. What you see...

Hey everyone, A while back I started a new 65 gal. "Nature aquarium". Started off by growing out the plants emersed (to avoid snails, algae, and other nasties). All was going well, until the algae appeared. First it was the Hydrocotyle, so I blacked out the entire room. I came back a week...

My father-in-law has a koi pond in the front of his house. Because it gets hit with a lot of direct sunlight there is always algae present. When he squirts off his waterfall chunks of the algae come right off. Is this something that I can feed my mbuna? If I had to guess it would be hair algae...

So I was in trouble with brown algae due to lighting insufficiency, and i posted a need for plecos..so i picked up some from Christine 2 days ago, and WOW! 80% is gone! i was expecting it to take at least a week, but this is just amazing!! awesome little guys who can hold up their own against...

I have some lively lace rock I'd like to sell but it is covered in green and black brush algae. I need a way to kill it off without damaging the re-sell value of the rock. I'm decommissioning my tanks, selling everything and I'd like to be able to sell the rock too. I have tanks on hand to do it...

For my planted 20 long, I'm thinking a group of about 12 harlequin rasboras, rcs, a couple nerites, and some dwarf cories. Maybe a pair of dwarf gouramis if there's room. I'm taking it slow. I added 3 rasboras last week and they're doing great. I've been working on the tank for about 3 weeks...

Anyone know what can lead to red hair algae in a freshwater aquarium? I know its a common problem in reef tanks, but doesn't generally seem to be an issue in freshwater tanks. Its a 90g with driftwood and PFS, mostly eartheaters in the tank. The fish have been acting really skittish lately...

I read some time ago, that for treating algae on live plants, you can do a 'quick-dip' in mild(very) bleach water. I do this with my 'not-live' plants, with no ill affect to my fish. Does anyone out there utilize this method? My only real concern is for my corys and plecos that may graze the...

Anyone know how to remove hard green spot algae off the glass without harming the fish or the glass? -Rich

I was looking for a small (under5 in.) algae eater for my show tank, as my plants haven't started fighting for nutrients yet:mad:. I'm leaning to oto cats,bushy nose, or rubber lip. Thanks, Jonathan:angel2: