String-like Algae

[Pudge]

:iagree:

Adding more plants will help and try cutting back on feeding/increase water changes.

I'm going to be doing weekly water changes, of roughly 20%.

 

[mellowvision]

yes

 

[mellowvision]

you don't want to start your HC off with that in the tank, it will spread into it like wildfire if you don't have a handle on it. I'd remove the plant or cut off the affected leaves. if you remove it you may be able to treat it in a spare tank or something.

 

[felixpaws]

Sorry it took so long to reply. I would remove either the leaves or the plant, because this is a pain to deal with later. Also, there have been a lot of recent posts on hair algae. I would read those, because I found them quite helpful.

 

[camber1981]

I don't know how others have dealt with this, but IME mollies, esp. the smaller true black mollies, are like algae assassins, and they seem to LOVE hair & black beard algae. I added them to my 10G when it was overrun with both, and they had it clean within a few weeks.

 

[jpappy789]

Never add fish to get rid of algae IMHO. It's better to get to the root of the problem.