Growing out algae

[Mikezilla89]

So I have what I believe is some type of green hair algae that I snagged off of a piece of wood it covered at the pet store I work at. I wanna do the same to the piece of wood in my tank. Right now it's chillin in a fish bag, what I'm wondering is what the best way would be to grow it out a little before putting it in the tank and attaching it to the wood. Unfortunately I don't have a spare tank at my disposal
Also if someone could tell me if it is in fact green hair algae, and if it isn't if it could be properly identified.
Thanks!

 

[BigJim]

It looks like BBA, not hair algae. I doesn't look very green.

One of my LFSs usually has a few tanks with either a piece of wood or a sponge filter completely covered in BBA. I understand the attraction, but if you intend to put live plants in the tank, adding a huge wad of BBA would be a mistake.

I'm not sure there's an easy way to attach that to anything.

 

[Mikezilla89]

I was thinking fishing line or shoving it in a tight corner of the wood. It may not look it, but it's actually very green, but a very dark green

 

[DragonFish71]

I'm one of the odd ones, I love having BBA on my DW and rocks. I think it adds some realism to the tank. All my tanks are planted and have BBA. I just keep the plant leaves clean by brushing them when I do my routine cleanings. If for some reason I can't (usually it's because my back is acting up and I can only do minimal cleaning) I will trim the leaves if they are over grown. Or, depending, I'll let some leaves grow BBA. It really depends on what I'm going for.

Tucking it into a hole or nook on the wood will work fine. Just remember it can grow like crazy so be diligent on maintaining the look you want.

 

[ChizerBunoi]

I have some on my driftwood that has been dried for 12 weeks now. The wood is now in a tank and its still on there.