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xavier55

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I am curious about the alage that is growing in my tank. I like the way it is growing on the driftwood is this good alage or bad?

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I dont think algae is good or bad per se, but more like its either wanted or unwanted (typically the later).
Id be careful though, algae tends to spread. You might like how it looks on that driftwood, but maybe not so much when its everywhere else.
 
it's going to spread like wildfire and you will hate it eventually. in my opinion, i would kill them right here and right now.
 
Thanks guys do you know what kind of alage it is?

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Tank Algae

Hello xav...

Algae is a very good thing, under control. It filters the noxins from the tank water. As you said, it looks good in the tank. It's a very good supplement to a fish's diet.

Don't feed the fish too much, a little variety every couple of days is enough. Otherwise, you provide an environment for algae to thrive and it will cover just about anything that doesn't move.

Keep the water free of excess nutrients by removing and replacing half the water every week or so and add a floating plant like Anacharis, that takes in a lot of dissolved nutrients through it's leaves and this one gives off a chemical that most kinds of algae don't tolerate.

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it's going to spread like wildfire and you will hate it eventually. in my opinion, i would kill them right here and right now.

It looks like Cladophora aegagropila, it likely will not spread like wildfire. It took me well over a year to get it to cover the driftwood in my 50 breeder.



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