Re: Aquatic Plants Digest V6 #127

[Chris Hotte <ecwh at cogeco_ca>]

> Anybody out there who can comment as this one really fights back? I can
> keep the cyano's more or less under control, they don't really overgrow but
> rather spread in specific places only ruining the beaty of this one year
> old tank that had only few problems so far . ( two algae outbreaks that
> were back under control in 3 to 4 weeks by changing water and resetting
> fertiliser levels to advised nominal values. )
> any reply would be appreciated,...
>
> suisoman Dirk

Cynobacteria is a bacteria. Treat it as such and you can remove it 
perminantly so long as nothing new is introduced to the tank. Everything 
that comes in should have a lime wash before being introduced. 
Erythromyacin (sp) is the antibiotic that I used to eliminate my 
infestation. You may be able to aquire it more cheaply from a vet supply 
than through a fish store, but you can't get it from a vet clinic or a 
pharmacy without a perscription. I thought that was hilarious, I can buy 
it off the shelf as a product in a fish store, but can't get it over the 
counter from a pharmacy.