wyzazz Posted January 20, 2018 Report Share Posted January 20, 2018 Nothing at all to do with intelligence! And no matching tattoos, at least not yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandy Posted January 20, 2018 Report Share Posted January 20, 2018 Well, I've seen your wisdom but I'm sure the wyzazz is more fun. Thanks again for all the info! Sandy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crackhead Johny Posted January 20, 2018 Report Share Posted January 20, 2018 OK, so hair algae blew up my 7 gal shrimp tank. After a month on the Elevate Shrimp hair killer (last week was also loading Excel) the stuff doubled in size. So I finally pulled my 2 cholla fisidens logs and threw them in a 5 gal bucket of water. So now how to deal with that? That is a lot of $$$ in fisdens. "Rent" (buy then give back once done) a rhino pleco and leave it alone in an empty tank with the logs (I was told rhino will eat the algae but not the moss)? I'm currently renting a clown loach which I told the LFR I'd give back once it was 18"+ (I guessed this would take ~42 seconds with the amount of snails I have to cleanse). Peroxide dip the cholla and allow the fisidens will heal? There is a little bit of hair left in the tank in the expensive plant (turns red and fluffy with CO2)but I may be able to control it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wyzazz Posted January 20, 2018 Report Share Posted January 20, 2018 You can spray or dip the cholla wood, then add it back to the tank. Or even use an old toothbrush to manually scrub the algae off of it. The moss/fissidens is a bit more tricky. I would pull a small bit to test with the h2o2 treatment first, this way you don't accidentally nuke it if you decide to do a dip. You can also try shortening your light cycle. I run mine 4 on - 4 off - 4 on. Algae has a harder time adjusting to a break in your lighting cycle than most plants will. Kajun_Kong 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kajun_Kong Posted January 21, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2018 Light is only one component, algae needs other nutrients to grow and reproduce just like any other plant. The tank is under a window.. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wyzazz Posted January 21, 2018 Report Share Posted January 21, 2018 2 hours ago, Kajun_Kong said: The tank is under a window.. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Move the tank or you will likely battle algae forever. Not to mention you may have huge temp swings from night to day. Glass tends to turn light into heat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kajun_Kong Posted January 21, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2018 Move the tank or you will likely battle algae forever. Not to mention you may have huge temp swings from night to day. Glass tends to turn light into heat. :/ I’ve gotta find somewhere to fight him in!Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kajun_Kong Posted January 21, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2018 Move the tank or you will likely battle algae forever. Not to mention you may have huge temp swings from night to day. Glass tends to turn light into heat.So I just got back from a 4 day job and I had kept my light off and room blacked out. That algae has now turned orange and weirdly my galaxy rasboras are eating it Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chappy6107 Posted January 21, 2018 Report Share Posted January 21, 2018 5 hours ago, wyzazz said: Move the tank or you will likely battle algae forever. This is true. I have a tank at work that is in the path of a big window and I have been fighting algae for years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wyzazz Posted January 21, 2018 Report Share Posted January 21, 2018 44 minutes ago, Kajun_Kong said: So I just got back from a 4 day job and I had kept my light off and room blacked out. That algae has now turned orange and weirdly my galaxy rasboras are eating it Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk That's what algae does when it dies. The fish will eat it, as will shrimp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kajun_Kong Posted January 21, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2018 That's what algae does when it dies. The fish will eat it, as will shrimp. Well there it is [emoji4] Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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