now my brown algea gone...
and then i added some KH2PO4, BGA come out...spoted algea on the tank wall growing...
sigh...

BGA-dose kno3. siphon whatever you can see then do blackout 3 days. cover with garbage bag or raincoat or aluminium foil.

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Spot algae...very stubborn...add some apple snails...they'll keep the spot algae under control. But a magnet glass cleaner also, very handy.

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Moss: Singapore, Taiwan, Weeping, Spiky, Erect, Xmas.

Pellia: Coral pellia, Normal pellia, Medium pellia?, Wild mini pellia.

spot algae can be removed with a credit card. use it to scrape. any hard plastic will do. doesn't scratch glass.
magnetic cleaner can't really remove the stubborn ones.
for edges near the fg plants i use a fat NT blade. this may scratch glass so be careful.

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Stan! Need dome guidance on HAIRY ALGAE PROBLEM!

My nano tank, i change the water once a week, temp 28~29 degree, DIY CO2, pH 6.6~6.8 (colour in between), fertilizer 1 cap a week (lazy) and using HOB filter.

The stones used as my strata begin to develope hairy problem.
Yes hairy! Hairy algae on stones.....an lots of them within 2 weeks!!!
Covering my glosso now. Started to grow on my plants leafs as well.
Yuck! Hairy stones and hairy plants!!!! Some grew till almost 2 cm length.

What to do?? Blackout the tank for 3 days??

PS. the nano tank as shown in my avatar

I have a feeling that's the root of the problem. One cap of fertilizer a week might be too much for a nano to handle. What brand are you using? Is the tank heavily planted? What's your C02 count?

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Nathan

Using JBL liquid ferts.

CO2 count...........er........DIY woh! So I did not put bubble bottle..........

Currently the tank are without light (as of today)

2 types of stem plants (at rear), glosso, moss, microsorum (in the middle) so can say moderate tank.

hi medowance,
picture please...my b!@# is also hairy but that isn't algae!

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I think you should cut back on ferts. One capful sounds like a lot for a tank that small. How much is your C02 in ppm? As in your pH-Kh relation. The bubble counter does nothing other than visually show you how much C02 is being pumped in.

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Nathan