Subject: Hair Algae > I started this tank and had a large growth of black hair algae. > everything, removed the plants and got new plants. Now the alga > to return. What can be done to eliminate the algea? Get rid of 3 of the Discus, and the Gold Dot Pleco. Then increase your water changes to 50% twice a week. I can just about guarantee that with that fish load you've got a real phosphate problem. Karen Randall Aquatic Gardeners Assoc. Boston, MA