any1 know a d.i.y algea clear

[Dragon_Lord_Tia]

i was wondering if any1 new a d.i.y algea clear cause i cant get any large bottles if it down at the shop my 12 foor takes 150mls and that aint cheep even if i take it from my shop

[fishaddict]

i guess the closest thing to diy algae clear is a good sctrape. Or if your lazy like me and just cANT TRY FINDING A TRUE SIAMESE ALGAE EATER. I HEAR THEY CLEAN PRETTY MUCH ANYTHING. EVEN A PLECO MIGHT WORK.

[pinballqueen]

Is the algae on the glass and deco or in the water itself? If it's green, light starvation might work for either. Just cover the tank for about a week and feed very, very sparingly. (Caution: only if you don't have live plants)

If it's brown, I dunno. I never have had a problem with it myself.

[wetmanNY]

Hey Y not just hit it with KMnO4?

[fishaddict]

Now i dont want to sound like a fool but for less chemistry inclined people like myself ill just ask what is kmno4. I think its like potassium nitrate or nitrite or something from my experience with chemistry but im clueless. Also how would you make it or is it available somewhere.

[wetmanNY]

If ya use "U' 4 "you" Y not KMnO4, A?

[NJ Devils Fan]

wetman, was that english?

[wetmanNY]

The wetman can keep up with the new small-talk, Mr. Eynsford-Hill:

" My aunt died of influenza - so they said, but it's my belief they done the old woman in...Yes, Lord love you. Why should she die of influenza when she come through diptheria right enough the year before? Fairly blue with it, she was. They all thought she was dead, but my father, he kept ladling gin down her throat...Then she come to so sudden she bit the bowl off the spoon...Now what call would a woman with that strength in her have to die of influenza? ...And what become of her new straw hat, that should have come to me? Somebody pinched it, and what I say is, them as pinched it done her in...Them she lived with would have killed her for a hat pin, let alone a hat."

[NJ Devils Fan]

Now i'm officially lost.

[Fishiebusiness]

Thats potassium permanganate, commonly used to rid plants of snails. I'm not sure how to use it as an algicide or flocculent.

[Richer]

Blackouts are effective in eliminating algae. I would do that first before adding anything to your tank. Blackouts are free, UV and chemicals aren't.

Do a 50% water change. Raise the spray bars in your tank (if you have any), or add an airpump + stone to your tank to increase surface aggitation. Cover the entire tank with heavy blankets or black garbage bags. Make sure light cannot enter the tank. If you have a CO2 system on that tank, shut that off as well. Wait 3-4 days, during this time, don't feed your fish... don't worry, they'll be fine. After the waiting period, remove the blankts and or bags, return your spray bars, etc. to their normal levels, and do another 50% water change. At this time, if you have plants, dose your tank with KNO3 so that nitrate levels are back up to the 5-10ppm level (not needed if its already there), and restart your CO2 system.

Blackouts can help get rid of algae, but if you don't solve the cause of the problem, the algae will smile and come right back at you. Algae problems are usually an indicator of somewhat bad nutrient control. If you can give us more information regarding your tank setup, maybe we can help you fix the root of the problem.

HTH
-Richer

[Dragon_Lord_Tia]

i have my big cae but he doest do all of the work and i dont want to cover my tank with blankets so and thing else in english not jibberish if not in gunna have to use the stuuf from my shop

[Fishiebusiness]

good luck, buddy

[wetmanNY]

Wenn u say ur big cae he doest do all the work, do u mean he doest do all the work, or do u mean he doest do it???

[Dragon_Lord_Tia]

i meen he/she doesnt eat all the algea in the tank but still thats alot of algea left is a 12ft and my oscars will kill anything else in the tank the only reason they havent killed the cae is cause 1 its fat 2 they have been brought up togeather since they were juvaniles anyway its some sort of bond oh also the synadontis is in there as well but his alway hiding till the oscars are asleep

[thom336]

turn your tank lights off for acouple of hours mid afternoon for the next few days...this will disrupt the algaes photosynthesis cycle which they have adapted to and rely on, and throw them right out of balance, and get rid of it. cheapest method ever - in fact it saves you money on the electricity - what a bonus!

[amy]

For the algae:

Scrape off all that you can, do a big water change, and cut back on food for the fish and light for the tank. The goal is to starve the algae into dying.


For Wetman:

"All I want is a room somewhere..... wooden-it be loverly?"

:-)