poll: recommended algae control

[stik6shift98]

the ONLY way i control algea are plecos

 

[Dabbler II]

SAE's and a pleco but also a UV( I was getting to flustered with green water )

 

[Lobo.]

snails are great, dont poop, some species look cool, others are great food for puffers, and once there isn't much algie, they dissappear until the algie comes back... they are most effective in my turtle tank where no fish could live

 

[Harlock]

What's up with people digging up threads from 2003 to comment on lately?

 

[sublime1184]

cuz theyre crazy...i guess or better yet, how did they find that post when searching is disabled hahahahah a lotttt of fun

 

[Swimfins]

I had a clown pleco, peckolita vittata, in my lower light 25g tank, and I nver saw him do anything about algae, but after moving him to my high light and heavy planted 66g, he's a regular vacuum cleaner. I was bugged by some beard algae on my pygmy chain sword, as of late I've been watching this pleco go mad over brown algae. Today I noticed all the chain words are clean, except for lil telltale scratches on the leaves where his teeth left marks. But that I can live with.

 

[ChileRelleno]

I voted "Other" since a combination is sometimes preferrable.

 

[SCU33ZE]

I jsut use my algae scraper works good and i dont mind have a little algea (not on front side) on my back and sides i

 

[Lobo.]

oops, didnt see the date on that :thud: .... i jsut foted on the poll that happened to be on the side of the screen and made a comint, not trying to cause an uphevil of old info...
o yea, along w/ snails for the plants, i use one of those magnent scrapers that attach to the sites of the tank- definately worth the 10 bucks it cost...

 

[Kasakato]

I use a rader blade, and a Pleco. Man this trend is old..