rusilja
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I've had it with my BBA (black beard algae/ brush algae) 
SO I googled some stuff how to get rid of it. Some say lower the Kh and PH, add more CO2 and so on. But these things require chemicals (mostly) and I don't want to spend money on that.
So I found out that TEA can get rid of the algae. Normal tea has caffeeine and so on, and will change your water parameters. But Rooibos tea will not, luckely I have rooibos tea.
The guy explained that 1 teaspoon / 13gal is enough. (he didn't try it himself yet, but some other people have and it works for them). It's been used as a secret remedy.
Well, I don't have any stuff to test my water, so I'll cross my fingers and hope.
for those who want to test it.
Get cheap rooibos tea, boil it over night in a cup. The next day it will be black. Add that liquid (1teaspoon) every day. That's it.
Any tips are welcome.
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Here's a pic
,as you can see, the driftwood at the center is all covered with BBA, and my anubis is also covered, same goes for my amazon sword. It's getting worse and the BBA is not dissapearing, I cannot take the algae from my anubis, it's like growing on the inside. Very bad.
SO I googled some stuff how to get rid of it. Some say lower the Kh and PH, add more CO2 and so on. But these things require chemicals (mostly) and I don't want to spend money on that.
So I found out that TEA can get rid of the algae. Normal tea has caffeeine and so on, and will change your water parameters. But Rooibos tea will not, luckely I have rooibos tea.
The guy explained that 1 teaspoon / 13gal is enough. (he didn't try it himself yet, but some other people have and it works for them). It's been used as a secret remedy.
Well, I don't have any stuff to test my water, so I'll cross my fingers and hope.
for those who want to test it.
Get cheap rooibos tea, boil it over night in a cup. The next day it will be black. Add that liquid (1teaspoon) every day. That's it.
Any tips are welcome.
________ ___________ ___________________ _________________________---
Here's a pic
,as you can see, the driftwood at the center is all covered with BBA, and my anubis is also covered, same goes for my amazon sword. It's getting worse and the BBA is not dissapearing, I cannot take the algae from my anubis, it's like growing on the inside. Very bad.
Thanks for telling!
