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to a search for BGA, solution given by plantbrain
Hi People,
Any suggestion on how to get rid of the above?? I've just rescape the tank due the above problem and now it seems that the algae is coming back again.
to a search for BGA, solution given by plantbrain
I was ask to use Anti-boitic on these fellow as they are not true 100% Algae. But I am not able to get it. Luckily most of the BGA infection are on my Mossy driftwood. They seem to have an affection to moss.
After maunal clear for 2 weeks, I decided to remove the infected driftwood and change water 50% twice weekly, no fert addition, less feeding, min lights 36watts for 5hrs. BGA tried to infect the Riccia background but was luckily no sucessful, as I remove infected riccia daily once I spot them !
After 1 month no more BGA.[] Water bill increase
Don't be afraid of my duck!
I was recently away on vacation for two weeks, so BGA appeared, probably becos macronutrient levels dipped badly then. Now i am trying Plantbrain aka Tom Barr's method: namely manual clean-up followed by changing 50% of the tank water, dose of 10 ppm of NO3 via KNO3 and smothering the tank with a dark blanket... I hope to report good news in 3 days.....
Just make sure you off your CO2 during the process of blackout...Or you may face with more problems...dead fishes.
Plant Physiology by Taiz and Zeiger
I don't understand why more folks don't try this method over antibiotics.
This method is FREE.
How do you argue with FREE? It takes 3 days vs the full 5 for antibiotics. It addresses the cause of the BGA and gets rid of what's there. Antibiotics do not grow plants nor are they a nutrient required for any plant metabolic processes. You don't need them nor ever did for any algae issue.
Regards,
Tom Barr
hi all,
just sharing my thoughts
http://www.thekrib.com/Plants/Algae/cyanobacteria.html
maybe going thought this site will help.
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