algae killing products?

[fishfanatic]

I want to know what you folks think about products such as tetra algae control, and API algae fix? Would they be okey to use once in a while? Or should I never even consider using them in a planted tank with fish?

 

[mfdrookie516]

Never even consider using them in a planted tank with fish... or a non planted tank with fish... or a non planted tank without fish... or a planted tank with no fish. JMHO

 

[fishfanatic]

Lol.. that is what I thought. But they are very convincing on the labels they say" controls algae without harming fish or plants". I wish it was true...

 

[fishfanatic]

I am tired of my plants looking like this. Cusid algae!

 

[mfdrookie516]

I have no knowledge as to whether they will harm plants and/or fish... but I don't want to test it to find out. I'm very anti-chemical

You're running co2, right? I keep forgetting who has what.

 

[xfactor6699]

If u want something to take care of ur algae on plants, rocks, wood, gravel, sand, glass and anything else u can think of u need a fish called a flying fox they are the most amazing algae cleaners ever

 

[fishfanatic]

Yes co2 (drop checker greenish yellow). It has gotten a lot better now that I have added the co2. I think I just need to give the plants a chance to out compeat the algae.

 

[fishfanatic]

I have 2 SAE and 2 amano shrimp. The shrimp work hard bit the SAE just sit around on plant leaves.

 

[mfdrookie516]

Just give it some more time. If you want to speed it up, you can take a syringe full of h2o2 (hydrogen peroxide) and apply it to the worst affected places. Clears up hair algae and bba in a day or two

 

[fishfanatic]

Can I spry it on the plants while they are in the tank?

 

[xfactor6699]

Flying foxes are nothing like sae these guys put in work

 

[fishfanatic]

Flying foxes are nothing like sae these guys put in work

I always heard it the other way around. I may have heard wrong.

 

[xfactor6699]

I went on vacation for two weeks and my light timer broke and my lights were on the whole time I was gone a came back to a forrest of algae so I went and bought 2ff and I was amazed in 24 hours my tank looked awesome want perfect but amazed me (my tank is a 55g planted) their sweet lol

 

[fishfanatic]

I went on vacation for two weeks and my light timer broke and my lights were on the whole time I was gone a came back to a forrest of algae so I went and bought 2ff and I was amazed in 24 hours my tank looked awesome want perfect but amazed me (my tank is a 55g planted) their sweet lol

Could you send me a picture of the FF? I don't think we are thinking for the same thing.

 

[xfactor6699]

Best I can do their fast

 

[fishfanatic]

Do they have a black stripe down there back fin? BTW that is a great picture if they are anything like SAE they are really fast.

 

[xfactor6699]

A lot of people get sae and them confused my dont have the black strip yet but I think they do get them when they get older

 

[fishfanatic]

Mine have the black stripe. I thought that the way to tell them apart was if they had the black stripe on the tail? Foes that only indicate age?

 

[xfactor6699]

FF's and sae can be told apart by their mouths ff's have regular mouths and sae have suckers

 

[fishfanatic]

When I get home I will have to look at them to see. I a not home. Are the sucker mouths like a plecos or is it different?