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roydooms
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Here are the causes and cure for different types of algae. You'll find out here which ones you have.
http://gwapa.org/wordpress/articles/algae-in-the-planted-aquarium/
http://gwapa.org/wordpress/articles/algae-in-the-planted-aquarium/
Desastre
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My dalmation mollys actually took care of that problem for me surprising enough.
Aquatic_Adam
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Desastre said:
Yeah my mollys really enjoy some algae too.
dave_2105
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My tiger barb's took care of mine 
went round each plant one by one and cleaned them up.lol
went round each plant one by one and cleaned them up.lol
BBradbury
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Your Hair Algae Problem
Hello tm...
If a tank stays up and running long enough, it will develope algae. It's natural and not really a bad thing if controlled. The best thing I think you can do to control it is plant more plants. Algae thrives on excess nutrients in the water. If you plant some stem plants that get the bulk of their food from the water, then they will compete with the algae for the available food. I have Water Wisteria, Ludwigia, Rotala and Pennywort in some of my tanks and have no algae problems.
You can also dose a little of Seachem's Flourish Excel. It has a trace of carbon called "Gluteraldehyde". This carbon fert is good for most of the complex tropicals, but is toxic to algae. You need to be careful dosing it and follow the directions. Ferns, mosses and some varieties of Vallisneria are also very sensative to this carbon fert.
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Hello tm...
If a tank stays up and running long enough, it will develope algae. It's natural and not really a bad thing if controlled. The best thing I think you can do to control it is plant more plants. Algae thrives on excess nutrients in the water. If you plant some stem plants that get the bulk of their food from the water, then they will compete with the algae for the available food. I have Water Wisteria, Ludwigia, Rotala and Pennywort in some of my tanks and have no algae problems.
You can also dose a little of Seachem's Flourish Excel. It has a trace of carbon called "Gluteraldehyde". This carbon fert is good for most of the complex tropicals, but is toxic to algae. You need to be careful dosing it and follow the directions. Ferns, mosses and some varieties of Vallisneria are also very sensative to this carbon fert.
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i have seachem npk Seachem. Plant Pack: Enhancer, NPK
should i not use ferts so the algae doesnt have enough nutrients?
should i not use ferts so the algae doesnt have enough nutrients?
rich311k
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Your plants will not have any nutrients either then. Algae grows better than plants in a poor growth environment.
BBradbury
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Algae Problem
Good morning tm...
I'm not familiar with that SeaChem product. I'd get a bottle of the Flourish Excel and dose that according to instructions. If you have the plants I listed earlier, then dose half the recommended and see how that affects the algae. You can also control algae with regular and large water changes, up to 50 percent every couple of weeks.
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Good morning tm...
I'm not familiar with that SeaChem product. I'd get a bottle of the Flourish Excel and dose that according to instructions. If you have the plants I listed earlier, then dose half the recommended and see how that affects the algae. You can also control algae with regular and large water changes, up to 50 percent every couple of weeks.
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