Algae for Chinese New Year!

[Chr1stoph3r_L1m]

hi guys,

hoping to solve this problem before cny.

wats is this aglae doing on my moss wall ??

how to gt rid of it ??

[Shadow]

brown algae? do you have otos? otos eat brown algae

What algae eater do you have?

[Chr1stoph3r_L1m]

I have oto, It settle my green algae problem but not this.

[Shadow]

then time for yamato anyway this is only short term solution, you need to fix your water parameter.

[Chr1stoph3r_L1m]

wat is wrong with my parameter to cause this ??

confirm this is brown algae ??

[Shadow]

can post your tank spec? size, light, fert dossing, CO2 level etc?

either that or thread algae, check out the link below.
http://www.theplantedtank.co.uk/algae.htm

[torque6]

Which is why i've never recommended moss wall as they trap dirt and particles extremely easy.

[Chr1stoph3r_L1m]

it's Rhizoclonium, I'll start dosing excel again, ( which i stopped dosing 2 weeks ago )

tank spec
1ft
11w tank
HOF
fan

[Loopy]

Agreed.

Now to be at least helpful in this thread. Is this a new tank?

Which is why i've never recommended moss wall as they trap dirt and particles extremely easy.

[Reginald Ho]

Why don't you remove most of it by hand 1st? From the pic it looks kindda slimy?

[StanChung]

Turn off the filter. Use your hand to pat it while having a hose ready to suck the algae.
This type of algae usually comes from unstable/neglected tank.

Low light/fertilisation imbalance/overfeeding/overstocking/clogged filter are some of the causes that come to mind.

[Chr1stoph3r_L1m]

Turn off the filter. Use your hand to pat it while having a hose ready to suck the algae.
This type of algae usually comes from unstable/neglected tank.

Low light/fertilisation imbalance/overfeeding/overstocking/clogged filter are some of the causes that come to mind.

just tried using hose to suck it out, now it have but not much already.

[fishking]

Change water !!!! Change water...!!!...Dont just top up water only without changing water at all for months!!!! In this case, you will only let the harmful chemicals build up in your tank without taking any away at all.

[barmby]

1 ft planted tank is very difficult to maintain. You may consider changing water every 3 days to overcome algae and stagnant nutrients. Is there CO2 fertilization? If no - CO2 is root cause.