Nic G Posted October 23, 2010 Report Share Posted October 23, 2010 Hi all, I was wondering if you could give some suggestions to clear up some algae. I have a pic but can't make it appear on here :-? It is very dark green, almost black or very dark brown in places. It seems to stay short, about 3-4cm, and is growing in small clumps on everything - walls, gravel, logs, plants. The clumps are very dense and feathery/velvety to look at. From the description we were sold some algovec by one shop, he said it was the only thing that would fix it, but it hasn't worked. My husband took the anchor ornament out and cleaned it down with boiling water which worked to kill the algae on there for a time, but of course once put back in the tank, it comes back. It turned red/brown when the boiling water was put on it. We have a couple of smaller tanks that we thought we could set up and put the fish in while we try to eliminate it. Any suggestions would be great! :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zev Posted October 23, 2010 Report Share Posted October 23, 2010 Does it look like the stuff in the pic here? viewtopic.php?f=10&t=46622 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nic G Posted October 23, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 23, 2010 Yes, exactly the same as that, just a bit more green! It isn't easily removed though, you can't just wipe it off :-? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zev Posted October 23, 2010 Report Share Posted October 23, 2010 There are quite a few threads dealing with this, such as this one. viewtopic.php?f=4&t=46612 You can use the search function to see how others have sorted this fluffy problem out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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