Fisherjoe
Aquarium Advice Apprentice
- Joined
- Feb 16, 2011
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- 37
Hello all,
I was just wondering if there was as chemical on the market that would remove unsightly algae in a planted tank, but not harm the plants themselves.
I am having a horrible problem with what I think is black beard algae. It looks like little black pom poms that are covering the leaves of my swords, my driftwood, fluval hoses, heater...yuck.
I did a 50% water change last sunday and since then have cut my lighting in half and this stuff still seems to be growing!
Any suggestions would be appreciated What do I Do...I would really prefer not to have to strip the tank, its 75 gallons and would be quite the job.
Will this black algae die off and remove itself from the plant leaves or is this a manual removal job?
Thanks all!
I was just wondering if there was as chemical on the market that would remove unsightly algae in a planted tank, but not harm the plants themselves.
I am having a horrible problem with what I think is black beard algae. It looks like little black pom poms that are covering the leaves of my swords, my driftwood, fluval hoses, heater...yuck.
I did a 50% water change last sunday and since then have cut my lighting in half and this stuff still seems to be growing!
Any suggestions would be appreciated What do I Do...I would really prefer not to have to strip the tank, its 75 gallons and would be quite the job.
Will this black algae die off and remove itself from the plant leaves or is this a manual removal job?
Thanks all!