Please ID this algae for me??

Mokomon

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It's driving me INSANE!

What type is it, & what might I do to get rid of it?

It started after I had the 4 day power outage

Thanks!

 

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• Feb 3, 2009

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Can't say for sure, but looks like black beard algae. It's a difficult algae to rid your tank of.

 

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• Feb 3, 2009

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The last sure looks like BBA.

 

Mokomon

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*cries*

 

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I would remove the leaves that have it. Do you CO2 the tank?

 

Mokomon

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No, no CO2.
It's on almost all my plants

 

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Remove the worst leaves and try spot treating with Excel. Hopefully when things stabilize it will stop spreading. The number one cause is bouncing CO2 levels.

 

Mokomon

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Thanks so much Rich.
I will give it a shot. I cannot stand the look of it

 

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• Feb 3, 2009

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if its bba, if it gets on wood/rocks/substrate, you can kill it really fast by rinsing it under HOT tap water. you can also kill it more gently and slowly with hydrogen peroxide. other than that, do dose with excel and remove as much as you can with your hands

 

Mokomon

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Thank you guys so much for your time & advice
I truly appreciate it