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Posted	algae
07-04-2007 18:06 by steve mc	Whats the best way of removing algae on rocks and wood. Its not hair algae just the plain old normal stuff!
07-04-2007 18:25 by trik	hi steve the best idea is to find out what is fueling it and take the steps to correct it, ie hi nitrates or phosphates. Richard
07-04-2007 19:40 by jags	lots of alge eaters!!!!!! lol
07-04-2007 19:45 by Tangmad	Reduce Lighting time
07-04-2007 19:47 by jonie	all of the above are fine examples
07-04-2007 22:18 by Ste	get some bristle nose catfish or a common plec , either will sort it out overnight .
07-04-2007 22:30 by paul stevens	Ive got 2 bristle,s in my 3ft and ive still got alge in that.
07-04-2007 22:57 by Ste	get some common plecs then mate if all else fails
07-04-2007 23:01 by paul stevens	I had a albino plec in there aswell mate that was about 8in long but its still there.
07-04-2007 23:11 by jonie	if you have fish that wont eat plants, but some as they will compete for the nutrients and if there are more plants, will wipe out the algae, it is important to clean off the algae first though as the plants will need to get all the nutrients first so that the algae can not grow back
07-04-2007 23:17 by Ste	dya know every tank i have with a plec or bristle nose in it has no sign of algae . i have on tank with algae and its the one with the red devil in and that doesnt have a plec ..... maybe in just lucky . my nitrates nitrites amonia phosphates are all 0 or as they should be but i still get algae. due to light and oxygen my personal beleif by the way!
07-04-2007 23:19 by jonie	diff species need diff requirements, like some need light,some phosphateetc..
07-04-2007 23:21 by Ste	Your right jonie . but the oldest saying in the book is that a little algae is the sign of a healthy tank
07-04-2007 23:22 by jonie	yup, a sign that it is ready for plants, ie enough light,phospates, even tho algae doesnt need tons of light like most plants lol
07-04-2007 23:29 by Ste	ok jonie go on tell us what causes algae
07-04-2007 23:30 by jonie	excessive phospates or exsessive light
07-04-2007 23:36 by Ste	you see i have a friend who has kept fish for appx 35 years and is a member of the british live bearers association and also a conservationist a real knowledgable guy .who currently breeds endlers that are extinct in the wild, to recoup fish populations . and he recons the three things that cause algae are 1 light 2 nitrate and 3 oxygen . and his theorie works, if you take away two of the three algae is not a problem
07-04-2007 23:41 by jonie	phospate is also a factor oxygen definately light also nitrate? probably, your freind is right imo
07-04-2007 23:59 by Ste	i totally agree with you jonie
08-04-2007 00:02 by Jim Son	and i agree with you Ste
08-04-2007 00:03 by paul stevens	And i dont agree with any of you your all wrong....
08-04-2007 00:05 by Jim Son
08-04-2007 00:05 by Ste	jim son , what do you think the are the causes of algae ?
08-04-2007 00:09 by paul stevens	You say its light that you get alge from but my oddball tank is in direct sun light and theres no alge in there but my cons tank is not in the sun but its got alge.
08-04-2007 00:10 by Jim Son	like i said ste, i agree!!! as far as i know, its phosphate, high nitrate, excessive light, over feeding (as can raise nitrate), these are all aggravating factors, not necessarily a single cause alone. in a philosophical way, algae is also caused by lack of cleaning!
08-04-2007 00:11 by Ste	the reason i say light is because the worst place for algal growth is on the drip trays directly under the light
08-04-2007 00:17 by Ste	Anyway to get back to steves original question . next time you do a water change mate take the rocks and wood out and give em a scrub in the tank water you siphon out or get your self some plecs
08-04-2007 00:18 by paul stevens	Steve why do we have to clean it of what will happen if we just leave it.
08-04-2007 00:21 by Ste	We dont have to but Steve asked how to get rid of it,
08-04-2007 06:45 by steve mc	Well that got some response! I should have clarified that its in a planted tank with a mbu so unfortunately a plec is out of the question.( as he seems to think that anything that sits still for too long is food). At the moment the lights are down to eight hrs a day to try and combat the problem. The chemical breakdown of the water is fine due to 40% water changes and large filtration( ever seen a large mbu take a c***p you need it )
08-04-2007 14:56 by Ste	i think its gonna have to be manual labour then mate . or use ro water
08-04-2007 18:33 by alan.f	hi steve,the waste from your mbu wont help it gets in amongst the plants and takes ages to decompose,i disagree about a plec usaully they are one of the few fish that a mbu will touch and they are pretty quick to move.how often and how much water are you removing on water changes?
08-04-2007 18:41 by alan.f	hey steve its also good to find another mbu keeper,they are the best

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