thick purple and bright green algae, HELP

what is BGA? new to plants here... when you say bacterium, not bad for the fish bacteria right?
what causes it? I think the bulbs are 32W each
 
DooSPX said:
what is BGA? new to plants here... when you say bacterium, not bad for the fish bacteria right?
what causes it? I think the bulbs are 32W each
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bga is blue green algae. It appears like a thick slimy green film and can choke out plants. Mostly occurs in low flow spots, low nitrates and just a tank that wasnt taken care of.
 
Bk828 said:
bga is blue green algae. It appears like a thick slimy green film and can choke out plants. Mostly occurs in low flow spots, low nitrates and just a tank that wasnt taken care of.
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the tank gets regular water changes, 30% or so. Prime.... dont know... the fish are great, growing fast...

here are some pics...

http://s17.photobucket.com/albums/b80/DooSPX/

the first few pics...
 
sorry... i cant get them to copy img links right now... I will try again tomorrow.
good night all!
 
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Interesting. Could be a purple photosynthetic bacterium, but more likely it's just an oddly-colored cyanobacterium. Try increasing water change size and/or frequency.
 
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