For the non green algaes, blackouts do little or nothing. Going by the photo, a lot of that moss looks beyond repair and should be removed from the tank.
Algae On Java Moss
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ive read and heard from a few people that black mollys will eat hair algea. i also notice my feeder fish will eat it also. everyother type of "algea eater" you get most likely wont even touch the stuff. i am having a big problem with hair algea in my planted tank right now, so i just today i started a "blackout". three days wit no lights. its not enough darkness to kill the plants so everything "should" be ok. ill let u know how it turns out.
reiverix said:
Thanks for the reply.
Im still hoping to find a solution to this problem and there is a way that I can get rid this algae nuisance. I just need more research and advice and work out what still need to be done. I might be able to help others having this type of problem once I find a solution. Iam challenged by this 'case'.
Goatman said:
I hate this type of algae. My Java moss lost its elegant green color.
Thanks for sharing.
HAd a bad algea problem in both my 29's and in the 20.
OD'ing on Excell did the job on the community tank (mostly stem plants) and got rid of most of it in the 20 (new growth since using the Excell and better lighting has caused plants to grow better/fast), but still have the algea in the JD's tank-planted mostly with Val's and Swords.
Might have to do some drastic pruning this weekend whilst doing the water changes...
OD'ing on Excell did the job on the community tank (mostly stem plants) and got rid of most of it in the 20 (new growth since using the Excell and better lighting has caused plants to grow better/fast), but still have the algea in the JD's tank-planted mostly with Val's and Swords.
Might have to do some drastic pruning this weekend whilst doing the water changes...
yup, Flourish Excel by Seachem. (Not the Excel spreadsheet program 
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It can be used with CO2. It is an organic carbon compound, so will not risk suffocating your fish. It is available to plants, and they use it the same way as they do the carbon in CO2, but it's an intermediate compound so requires a little extra work on the part of the plant to make usable. Seachem says on their site that if CO2 is a 10, Excel is like a 6-7. Plants will take up CO2 preferentially. I guess people who use both, keep the Excel as a "back up" :huh:
Excel is not dissipated through surface agitation, as it is not a gas. However, it does degrade rather quickly, in about a day. So if you want to use it as an algecide, I'd dose it daily. I just use the dose recommended "after major water change", which is about 5 times the maintenance dosage. No problems with my fish, but my hair algae is not nearly as much as yours.
good luck in your battle against the dreaded staghorn!
)It can be used with CO2. It is an organic carbon compound, so will not risk suffocating your fish. It is available to plants, and they use it the same way as they do the carbon in CO2, but it's an intermediate compound so requires a little extra work on the part of the plant to make usable. Seachem says on their site that if CO2 is a 10, Excel is like a 6-7. Plants will take up CO2 preferentially. I guess people who use both, keep the Excel as a "back up" :huh:
Excel is not dissipated through surface agitation, as it is not a gas. However, it does degrade rather quickly, in about a day. So if you want to use it as an algecide, I'd dose it daily. I just use the dose recommended "after major water change", which is about 5 times the maintenance dosage. No problems with my fish, but my hair algae is not nearly as much as yours.
good luck in your battle against the dreaded staghorn!
