Re: fuzz algae

[Paul Krombholz <krombhol at teclink_net>]

If the fuzz algae is Oedogonium, then a blackout won't work, unless 
you want to try one for a year or more.  I tried keeping a  gallon 
jar infested with Oedogonium in total darkness for six months, and 
the algae resumed growing as soon as it was returned to the light. 
Oedogonium hairs are too tough for guppies, ramshorn snails or pond 
snails to eat.
-- 
Paul Krombholz in well-watered central Mississippi, where gulf 
moisture returned today with a thundershower at noon.