Mijo51380
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Does anything eat bb algae
I had this same problem in 150 gallon tank until I got 4 Siamese algae eaters (don't confuse for flying fox) and within 2 weeks all of it was gone .This stuff is killing my aquarium I keep cutting it out but I can't get it off my driftwood I'm going to change to dry ferts next month but I will lose all my plants to this stuff if I just cut it all out
That's what I was thinking I think I'll pick some up tonight if I can find them thanks
Listen to this wonderful woman, she is the answer to all your algae problems.How long do you run your lights daily? You should only run them 6 hours daily until algae is gone.
You can also spot treat the BBA with hydrogen peroxide 3%. Pull up 1-3ml peroxide for every 1 gallon of tank water in a syringe, turn off your filters, slowly squirt the algae, leave filters off for 20 minutes. If you have a lot you'll have to treat an area a day. Usually within 24 hours you'll see the BBA turning white, pink, or red which means it dying.
The thing is unless you find and fix the problem that is causing the BBA in the first place it will just keep coming back. The use of fish, shrimp, or snails isn't the answer in how to fix the problem.
Good plan. You can also hit the BBA you already have with H2O2 to try to get rid of what's already there.Ill turn two of the lights off until I get the drop checker and dry ferts