OMG Aquatics Posted October 30, 2014 Report Share Posted October 30, 2014 I'm not sure if I asked this before but I think I did. I can't find the link so i'll ask again. After dosing Bacter AE, I had a major hair algae bloom. This only happens after adding Bacter AE. Any idea why this is happening? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mamashack Posted October 30, 2014 Report Share Posted October 30, 2014 How many times has it happened? Could you be adding too much? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OMG Aquatics Posted October 30, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 30, 2014 It has happened every time. I have 10g tanks and I'm using 1/10 of the spoon dosing. That's under dosing for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
countryboy12484 Posted October 30, 2014 Report Share Posted October 30, 2014 Im constantly battling hair algae so i dont know if the ae has anything to do with it or not lol Desireenfh 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miwu Posted October 30, 2014 Report Share Posted October 30, 2014 Im constantly battling hair algae so i dont know if the ae has anything to do with it or not lol Same here... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ch3fb0yrdee Posted October 30, 2014 Report Share Posted October 30, 2014 You guys have really strong light or something? Hair algae is usually signs that your light intensity is very high. It's common for most shrimpers to keep moss instead of stems, yet a majority of people have those Finnex LEDS or something similar. Such lights are very powerful and have high intensity concentration and so they'll experience algae. My buddy used to dose bacteria ae during cycling and he reported high nitrate spikes. He never did figure out if it was due to the Bacter AE or as part of his cycling process. Soothing Shrimp, EricM and Desireenfh 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted October 30, 2014 Report Share Posted October 30, 2014 +1 High light + duration causes mine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OMG Aquatics Posted October 30, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 30, 2014 It may be too much light but why does it only happen AFTER dosing Bacter AE? My snowball tank was set up for a good month and I just dosed 1/10 spoon of Bacter AE and woke up next day with one of my plants covered in hair algae. As for the past, I've been dosing Bacter AE almost daily as recommended by instructions on my tank and I was battling hair algae daily. After stopping usage of this product so frequent to every 2-4 weeks, I see no more hair algae until dosing it again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
countryboy12484 Posted October 30, 2014 Report Share Posted October 30, 2014 Im just using a current usa plus on a 29 gal tank... I mean its not out of control hair algae... But about once a week ill find a few strands growing on one of my mosses.. I just pluck it off and carry on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OMG Aquatics Posted October 30, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 30, 2014 Im just using a current usa plus on a 29 gal tank... I mean its not out of control hair algae... But about once a week ill find a few strands growing on one of my mosses.. I just pluck it off and carry on Same here. It's not crazy crazy but when it grows on one spot and left untreated for a few hours, that becomes madness. I have Aqueon T8 bulb over mine so I'm on low light. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricM Posted October 30, 2014 Report Share Posted October 30, 2014 It may be too much light but why does it only happen AFTER dosing Bacter AE? My snowball tank was set up for a good month and I just dosed 1/10 spoon of Bacter AE and woke up next day with one of my plants covered in hair algae. As for the past, I've been dosing Bacter AE almost daily as recommended by instructions on my tank and I was battling hair algae daily. After stopping usage of this product so frequent to every 2-4 weeks, I see no more hair algae until dosing it again. in my opinion the recommended instructions are on the extreme side of what I feel is comfortable. being that you cut back and noticed less hair algae leads me to believe you have an excessive amount of nutrients in your water when dosing daily + all the other things you are adding (food, etc) h4n 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High5's Posted October 30, 2014 Report Share Posted October 30, 2014 It's not Bacter AE causing that too much light for too long of duration/ not enough water movement is you problem, I use the stuff daily with no issues. EricM 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted October 30, 2014 Report Share Posted October 30, 2014 I also find that the hair algae grows in dead water movement spots. The places with water movement is less likely to have hair algae. high5, perhaps add a bubbler in the spot where the hair algae is? EricM 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fisch Posted October 31, 2014 Report Share Posted October 31, 2014 I have also had hair algae outbreaks and am not certain what the cause is. It is growing on the back of the tank under the canister filter output and my nitrates are below 2 ppm. I have been dosing bacterAE every third day. Silly question but is the hair algae part of the biofilm I am trying to create or a nasty algae to be gotten rid of? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted October 31, 2014 Report Share Posted October 31, 2014 This is your answer -----> "nasty algae to be gotten rid of" jumpsmasher 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metageologist Posted October 31, 2014 Report Share Posted October 31, 2014 Fisch: try increasing your flow, I had similar issues when I first set up my tank. Once I added a small power head all of my algae vanished nearly overnight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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