From: "Graeme Finsen/Be Sharp-Rentacomputer" <finsen at powerup.com.au>
>Reply-To: rainbowfish at pcug.org.au
>To: <rainbowfish at pcug.org.au>
>Subject: Re: [RML] Algae ? Question
>Date: Tue, 31 Jul 2001 11:22:29 +1000
>
>I would suggest more plants and don't disturb your gravel (like thru
>suctioning). The black stuff is probably a cyanobacteria. I have a couple
>of bare tanks with this in and all I do is regularly siphon the gunge off
>the sides when it is looking bad. In the worst case, I move the fish to
>another tank and strip the old one down but otherwise the fish do fine.
>
>As for the green thread stuff, apparently siamensis (flying fox catfish
>types) eat it. But mine don't. I just keep ripping it up until equilibium
>is reached. I only have one tank with this stuff in it now, and it keeps
>reoccuring around the same spot, so ripping it up isn't a big drama.
>
>As for plants, go for some sword plants (melon swords are a personal fav.).
>They are fairly robust and do a good job of outcompeting my algae for
>resources. Mind you I do have a few (like 20) in the tank with the green
>thready stuff so perhaps more elodea or cabomba etc. would be better.
>
>Anyway, there are heaps of plant people on this list.
>
>Good luck
>Graeme
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
From: Andrew Dixon <tandanus at hotmail.com>
>To: <rainbowfish at pcug.org.au>
>Sent: Tuesday, July 31, 2001 12:51 AM
>Subject: [RML] Algae ? Question
>
>
> > Hi all,
> > I'm new here, but not to Australian native fish. May I ask your advice?
> > I have a 4 foot tank of natives. Plants are Elodia (sp?). Temp at 28. pH
> at
>7.
> > 40 W lighting for 10hrs/day. On my rocks is a tufted very dark green
>algae
> > that seems to be seasonal - at the moment I think it's dormant. Recently
>I
> > have been plagued by a black slime that starts off looking like very
>dark
> > green dust on the glass, but it soon covers the plants and rocks. It
>doesn't
> > seem to respond to erythromycin, so I guess it's not blue-green algae
> > (cyanobacteria). It has no smell either. Any idea what it is, and how I
>may
> > get rid of it. I'd like to keep the tufted algae if possible. Would
>prefer
>a
> > biological solution rather than chemical.
> > Thanks
> > Andrew
> >
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