[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index]
Brush Algae (and Other Matters)
> It sounds to me like blue-green algae. Its fairly normal to see an
> outbreak a few months after a tank is first setup. Bluegreen algae
> can be
> controlled by treating the tank with antibiotics. Erythromycin is
> most
> commonly recommended, but I've also seen other antibiotics work. I
> just
> wish I could feel comfortable telling someone to use antibiotics in
> their
> tank.
I have a 40 gal tank with 80W of fluorescent, pH 7.2, yeast CO2, fluval
301, moderately planted, angelfish and guppies. No problem with algae,
except for brush/beard algae which is gradually taking over. I am
trying Aquarium Pharmaceuticals' phosphate removers with erythromycin
additive, but does anyone have any other ideas? Is brush/beard algae
the same as blue-green algae?
One other comment: as a newbie, I wholeheartedly endorse the comments of
the "peacemakers" regarding the increasingly overheated tone of
disagreements. I also wonder whether the membership as a whole is
interested in receiving screens and screens of discussion on topics such
as whether water is white. My dictionary says a "digest" is a summary:
perhaps the full, unexpurgated, rated-18 version of disagreements could
be relegated to an appendix (called the Aquatic Gladiators Never-ending
Circus).
Elliot Royce
In London, England, where you never see the sun but where the
people are polite (sometimes)