looks like beard algae

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What do I do with this? It looks like the Green Goblin had bad indian food and threw up in my tank! All searches ended up with "get this fish to eat this algae." Not addressing the root of the problem.

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i'm not an algae expert but this one is easy to suck away as it comes off like slime.

you are right about treatment mostly using critters like yamato...

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i think i may be wrong in id. looks very slimey... more like bga but not the colour of typical bga...anybody? looks like a combo algae...slime/smear algae on stringy thing like staghorn or is that your hg?

have you been poking in the base fert? overdose/leak[from base fert] Fe normally get BBA. i notice BBA always starts on wood...

from xp aerating when photoperiod off is a good way to reduce algae probs...
BB[beneficial bacteria] are aerobic so they can take more of the ammonium out of the system.

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It is slimey and yes, it's wrapping itself around everything including my hairgrass (that stringy thing) I have been poking around the substrate but I don't have any base fert.

Definitely not BBA or BGA. We're well aquainted

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Doesn't bga smell especially ...algae-ish? A strong, pungent smell. And the colour is more like bluish green (duh). Oops, saw your last post only after I submitted - ignore. heh heh.

But from the pix, can't really tell. Cruise, take a sample and do a smell test. I think Stan is correct to state a combo platter.

What I have done to combat my algae problem (please correct me if I'm wrong):
1. Manual removal as much as possible
2. If plants are overgrown, trim - especially mosses. Thick and unruly mosses always end up with hair algae IMO
3. Dose more (on the higher range of target ppm)
4. Shorten photoperiod to around 8 - 10 hours
5. Make sure C02 is reading 30 - 40 ppm
6. Regular and consistent water change
7. Introduce a photoperiod break of 3 - 4 hours during the entire photoperiod duration. (Didn't need to try this because my algae is thus far under control)

All of this methods (except #7) were used. And I'm running 72w for a 56liter tank. Again, please take this info with a pinch of salt as your results may vary. Good luck.

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hahaha! you one joker...algae police will come look see when have time...

beard algae i read is long and stringy. but there are kinds that are slimey as well. not very helpful i'm afraid. is there a smell[sulfurous!] like steven asked?

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The more I read it the more it crack me up!!! Oh boy do i need help.

Frankie

Algae also consider as aquatic plant. So, this algae growing out from no where. It just grown out from the wood.

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This algae is a pain in the nether regions lah. No strong, pungent smell either. Actually my BGA didn't have any strong, pungent smell either which I thought was weird (it was BGA, I assure you)

[ Looks up at raining sky and screams, "Why me, you dreaded green bastards?! WWWHHHYYYY?????!!!" ]

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