binu Posted April 23, 2013 Report Share Posted April 23, 2013 hey friends i got algae in my tank need to do sumthng ..my tank is fully planted so i m scared to use algae fix coz last time it killed allmost all my plants ..i got black beard algae and green algae in my tank any suggestions geting rid of them?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamH Posted April 23, 2013 Report Share Posted April 23, 2013 Can you list all the details of the tank? Dimensions/model, lighting type and hours, any CO2 and nutrients, any other equipment in the tank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
binu Posted April 23, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 23, 2013 its a AR 980 aqua one tank its 215 liter .. i got 3 tube lights in it 2 white and 1 blue .. i use liquid fertilizer ..no co2 and i thnk i keep the lights on for 8 to 9 hrs a day Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomGilberg Posted April 23, 2013 Report Share Posted April 23, 2013 can you be more specific on the light tubes, watt and spectrum? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zuri_08 Posted April 23, 2013 Report Share Posted April 23, 2013 Perhaps employ a black-lined flying fox; they are cool fish and he or she will gobble up the black beard algae. I'm not sure about the green algae - if it feels slimy and is a bright green it might be cyano-bacteria. Green water, I've recently learnt, is caused by high nitrate levels. I've read that too much of one nutrient can lead to an algae bloom and just recently I had nigh nitrate. If there are no fish in your planted tank though you probably don't have high nitrate, unless there is lots of rotting stuff in there. I don't know if that helps but I thought I would share :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrienne Posted April 23, 2013 Report Share Posted April 23, 2013 Black beard algae responds to double dosing flourish excel. SAE will eat it when it is just starting to grow but once established you will need to dose it. Green algae we need more info on. What type? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamH Posted April 23, 2013 Report Share Posted April 23, 2013 See if you can identify your algae using this guide. If I were you, I'd drop my lights down to 6hrs (on a timer if possible) and stop with the nutrients just to see what happens. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F15hguy Posted April 23, 2013 Report Share Posted April 23, 2013 get your water tested, Algae issues can be caused by excess phosphates. if you are using Tank water I would test the water out of the tap as well. BBA is normally caused by a lack of CO2 in planted Aquariums, consider CO2 injection of some form. also Flourish Excell (a organic carbon booster) will knock back the BBA quite quickly. Algaefix doesn't do anything to either BBA or Cyano if they are your problem. how often do you do water changes?? what is your stocking level like?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trinox Posted April 24, 2013 Report Share Posted April 24, 2013 Try having the lights on for less, that is normally one reason alage grows. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
binu Posted April 24, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 24, 2013 thanks a lot guys for helping me .. it is blue green algae and black beard now as u guys told i switched off my lights n kept it n full darkness..m buying flourish excell this week itself ll update the result soon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
binu Posted April 24, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 24, 2013 also one more question wen i keep my tank in absolute darkness for 2 to 3 days will it effect my plants?? also forgot to tell my tank does have livestock aswell got lot of communitie fishes like neons rasboras also 2 octosynthus( alggae eater ) and 6 discus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrienne Posted April 24, 2013 Report Share Posted April 24, 2013 Black out will do nothing for blue green algae which is not in fact algae but a bacteria - cyanobacteria. Three ways of getting rid of it - 1. fastidiously pick off every bit and vacuum up the rest and hope it doesnt come back 2. purchase an algae rid specifically aimed at getting rid of blue green algae 3. erythromicin tablets (human antibiotic) Blackout will not particularly help black beard algae either unfortunately. That needs excel. If you go down the route of using any sort of antibiotic keep an eye on your ammonia levels as it will knock back the bacteria in your filter as well. Cyano is commonly found in areas with very low current. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amtiskaw Posted April 24, 2013 Report Share Posted April 24, 2013 I disagree, Adrienne. I've had good results recovering from a massive BGA outbreak (was overseas for two weeks and tank balance got out of whack) using a 3 day blackout. :dunno: Long term, you'll still have to address the root cause or it'll return eventually. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camtang Posted April 24, 2013 Report Share Posted April 24, 2013 I just cut mine off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted April 24, 2013 Report Share Posted April 24, 2013 I have found blackout works well for cyano but it must be a total blackout and don't feed the fish during this time either. The plants will cope with it for that short a time. Whether it comes back again depends on the cause which, as said, needs to be corrected. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamH Posted April 24, 2013 Report Share Posted April 24, 2013 Cyano is commonly found in areas with very low current. That's all there is to it really. I've never seen it in high flow areas. Low flow = dirt build up = lack of nutrients = BGA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueether Posted April 24, 2013 Report Share Posted April 24, 2013 Sam, then you have never seen my tank. I have a 5,000 l/h and a 5,000-15,000l/h wavemaker, a 3,500 l/h pump with a corse filter and the canister filter that is doing over 1,000 l/h all in 430 l and I still have cyano - and lots of it. A blackout does work well in my experience, and I think that Cyano is caused (or not helped) by too mush phosphate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamH Posted April 24, 2013 Report Share Posted April 24, 2013 Sam, then you have never seen my tank. You're right, I haven't seen your tank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
binu Posted April 24, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 24, 2013 i just checked my tank today i can see green algae peeling off i thnk its working Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueether Posted April 24, 2013 Report Share Posted April 24, 2013 remember that the cyano will be decomposing and it will release all the nutrients that it has absorbed back into the water. When you are done with the black-out you will need to do a water-change or two. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dana Posted April 25, 2013 Report Share Posted April 25, 2013 High Phosphates. Sounds like a double for my black manky 980 lol. IMG_1313 by danaj2009, on Flickr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
binu Posted April 25, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 25, 2013 hey guys thanks a lot for ur support ..black out worked very well mainly for green algae everythng gone can see some black beard still there i ll use flourish to get rid of tat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newbiefishcpl Posted April 26, 2013 Report Share Posted April 26, 2013 hey guys thanks a lot for ur support ..black out worked very well mainly for green algae everythng gone can see some black beard still there i ll use flourish to get rid of tat Hey Binu How did you do your "black out"?? We have green cloudy water and trying desperately to get rid of it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted April 26, 2013 Report Share Posted April 26, 2013 Blackouts work for cyanobacter, not green water. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amtiskaw Posted April 26, 2013 Report Share Posted April 26, 2013 UV sterilisers apparently clear green water pretty quickly? I've never used one, but I've read plenty of reports that they work well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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