Archie1208 Posted September 20, 2014 Report Share Posted September 20, 2014 Stag horn algae...if I want to pull my plants, trim extensively and dip...what is my solution rate of excel or hydrogen peroxide to water and the dip timing for each plant. I have a serious issue and want to try to rectify it once and for all - or at least give myself a chance of keeping up with it. It's gotten where I may just pull everything and replant Please help Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High5's Posted September 20, 2014 Report Share Posted September 20, 2014 Straight 3% hydrogen peroxide dip the plant for a few seconds remove rinse off remove any leaves the are badly infected, the algae should turn a pink/orange color once it's dead . Cut back your lighting to 6 hours a day, increase the flow in your tank meaning no dead spots. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chibikaie Posted September 20, 2014 Report Share Posted September 20, 2014 The thing is, it will come back if the plants are not growing well. You can knock it down, but it will just come right back. Need to fine tune light +/- fertilizer +/- CO2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archie1208 Posted September 20, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 20, 2014 When you say straight 3% - that does mean the stuff from the pharmacy right from the bottle. It reads 3% as ingredient. It's not 3% of volume. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High5's Posted September 20, 2014 Report Share Posted September 20, 2014 Yes right from the bottle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archie1208 Posted September 20, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 20, 2014 50g heavily planted peaceful community fish tank. T5ho lighting on for 1about 12 hours - no CO2. Fert with Seachem flourish and excel. Heavy bio load. Nitrates have inched up on me (20 ppm) but other than that parameters are good. May have had a spike on vacation (when this mess started). Getting tired of it. The algae is pearling but nothing else. All had been great. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mamashack Posted September 20, 2014 Report Share Posted September 20, 2014 12hrs of light would cause it - I got a massive blue-green algae attack and had to do a 3 day black-out before I got a timer for each tank. I know it's bacteria not algae but it still behaves like algae. Think I was averaging 12 hrs light a day at that point too - now I just do 2x4 hr light sessions and altho I do still get a bit of green spot algae occasionally I can live with that and just scrape it off with each water change. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
h4n Posted September 20, 2014 Report Share Posted September 20, 2014 Ya I just told him, 12hts is to much. I think 8hrs is perfect Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archie1208 Posted September 21, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 21, 2014 8 hours it shall be - you haven't steered me wrong uet Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archie1208 Posted September 21, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 21, 2014 But then - I am your best customer Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archie1208 Posted September 22, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 22, 2014 Well I'll most likely have a spike in parameters - but that's tuff sheetz! Removed all plants - hydro peroxide dip - soak in good water - full gravel vac (I know, I know) while everything was out. Ended up nuking probably 50% or more of plants because of this crap. But if I can get through this next couple of weeks all should be good. And yes, timer has been turned back to 7 hours. Gave a fert dose to give it a jump. Fish are in shock anyway... What's a little more. Found a shrimp though - almost vac him up...and a worm! No idea how he made it in? Any ideas, Han? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High5's Posted September 22, 2014 Report Share Posted September 22, 2014 Here is a plant that had bba and was treated with hydrogen peroxide the algae is dead when turns white/pink color, they wont touch it when it's alive but once it's dead shrimp and snail's will eat it. Before After Here is some green fuzzy algae on a plant that had bba as well treated with hydrogen peroxide getting cleaned off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vicente Mcdonnell Posted September 22, 2014 Report Share Posted September 22, 2014 I got 6 ottos for my 44 gal that had a BBA infestation. it was all over the leaves of my plants. It took them a week to clean it up. The BBA never came back. Theyre now my favorite fish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High5's Posted September 22, 2014 Report Share Posted September 22, 2014 There are so many way's you can treat for algae, I think natural way's are best. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
h4n Posted September 22, 2014 Report Share Posted September 22, 2014 Yes many ways to treat certain but all require some patience worm? maybe a detritus worm most likely and harmless your fish would eat it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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