Got Hair Algae?

littlefishie · Apr 13, 2005

This is what I cleaned off my plants in hair algae about ten minutes ago... :crazy:

I can't for my life figure out why it just won't go away! It's slowly driving me crazy, I usually do a couple q-tips a day to get rid of it. Light's usually not on longer than ten hours, and I'm not running Co2 anymore cos my plants were growing faster than I could keep up with them..

Sime · Apr 13, 2005

arghggh tell me about that stuff!!! its the vein of my life - im free from it at the moment though - fingers crossed.

what are your water stats? do you have a lot of plants? what sort are they?

Simon

iggy01 · Apr 14, 2005

It could be that since you turned off the Co2 and your plants are no longer growing as fast, the algae is now able to use up the left over nutrients that your plants can no longer utilize.

Good luck!

Aussie_Star · Apr 14, 2005

i have a hair algae problem in my tank but it casue its newly setup and there is alot of nutrients in the water casue of the JBL aqua basic that i have under the gravel

George Farmer · Apr 14, 2005

iggy01 said:
It could be that since you turned off the Co2 and your plants are no longer growing as fast, the algae is now able to use up the left over nutrients that your plants can no longer utilize.

Good luck!

I completely agree. You have upset the balance you once had. Fast growing plants are algae's worst enemy.

peter john · Apr 14, 2005

Is hair algae the same as blanket weed?If so you have not got very much compared to me, but you have my sympathy. Somebody please help. When I had this in my pond I put barley mats in and it cleared, but I do not think that barley mats are safe in an aquarium. I say again help please.

George Farmer · Apr 14, 2005

Try this link.

http

/www.fishforums.net/index.php?showtopic=60010

Sime · Apr 14, 2005

gf225 said:
Good luck! I completely agree. You have upset the balance you once had. Fast growing plants are algae's worst enemy.

i can second that, i have just got a lot of hygro and no algae as yet

littlefishie · Apr 18, 2005

Hmm.. I guess I'll have to get the Co2 up and running again.

Water params are all 0 except nitrAtes, those are about 5-10ppm.
And I've got anacharis, anubias, hornwort, rotala indica, moneywort, and red ludwigia.

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