algae on the flourite

[arcab4]

i seem to have a bad case of green algae growing on the top layer of the flourite.

anyone know what i can do? here are the specs.

110watts
29gallon
co2 - 2 bubbles a sec
eheim cannister filter/aquaclear250
3 ottocats, 7 amanoshrimps, 1 golden chinese(doh!) algae eater..

not alot of fish..which leads to my next question...

 

[clothahump]

What sort of green algae is it,thread, slime or something else. 8)

 

[arcab4]

[quote author=clothahump link=board=aquaticplants&num=987575667&start=0#1 date=04/18/01 at 05:31:09]
What sort of green algae is it,thread, slime or something else. 8)
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it's thread. i used to have slime but that wasBGA which was taken care of by maracyn.

btw, i tried to reply to your email but it got bounced back.

 

[clothahump]

E-mail received have been having problems with system.
Thread or beard algae indicates good water conditions. As soon as the plants are growing well the algae usually stops.
It would seem you have got everything in balance.
The thing most people forget is that to have some algae in your aquarium is quite natural.  8)

 

[arcab4]

but it's taking over the entire substrate. the top layer. it's kinda cool in a way. my entire substrate is green.

we'll see. i have those flagfish coming in on friday. so we'll see what they can do.

 

[SegaDojo]

perhaps what you need is some faster growing plants (or more of it).  Also, some algae eaters to take care of the problem for now (american flagfish did it for me).

Does the algae grow on your plants?  why don't you try "turning over" your flourite?

 

[SegaDojo]

oh... you noted 2 bubbles per second for CO2, but how much of it is dissolved in the water?  What is your pH and kH levels?

 

[arcab4]

seems to be some algae (green fuzz) growing on the plants.

my ph is 6.9 i believe. KH..i need to find out about that one.

also have a bad case of green algae growingon the glass. but was told that was because i have too much light and there isn't much i can do about that. so i just scrap it off with a razor every week.

i can turn over the flourite but i'm trying to grow some glosso so it's kinda difficult.

 

[clothahump]

I think your problem will disappear when your flags get in the tank, but if it looks good, then why not keep it,it will usually only grow 50cm's in height,and as you say looks like a green carpet. 8)

 

[arcab4]

yeah. but i'm trying to get that look from the glosso.

anyone think those flagfish will eat my glosso?

 

[clothahump]

Have had a chance to have a quick look through my books, and have come to the conclusion that providing they are fed well they will leave your plants alone.
Sorry if I worried you. Doh. 8)