Pearling algae

**bernie** · 8th Mar 2011, 18:06

The algae on my dw is pearling but the plants aren't.
Is this something I should worry about ?

**Aquanoob** · 8th Mar 2011, 20:14

This is so funny, can you take a photo of them pearling and let us see it?

**Jimmy** · 9th Mar 2011, 11:19

in the first place, shouldn't you think of how to remove them? hehe... anyway please show us a picture of it.

**bernie** · 9th Mar 2011, 11:22

I like algae on DW, it's nice. Will take a picture tonight, if it's still pearling.

**jeffteo** · 9th Mar 2011, 11:57

It is really pearling or trapped air from the water? Last time I have ATS and there are a few bubbles trap on the green hair algae but I won't consider that pearling. Algae are also a type of plant organism and photosynthesize also. If it is pearling like HC and Glosso means it is consuming the nutrients in the water fast and should be removed ASAP or your plants will suffer from insufficient nutrients.

**bernie** · 9th Mar 2011, 12:33

I am dosing 4 times more daily dosage of Excel see if it helps.

**bernie** · 23rd Mar 2011, 23:35

OK I actually went to remove the algae by scrubing them with a toothbrush dipped with Excel. The algae died , so did some us fissiden beside them.

However the algae came back again after 1 week of strong lightings.

Attached a photo on this second batch of pearling algae. See red pentagon.

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**Aquanoob** · 24th Mar 2011, 11:10

Is that the normal green algae? Oto will do a good job in clearing it out which is what happened to my tank.

**bernie** · 24th Mar 2011, 11:22

Yes the usual green algae. I have 2 Otos. But they are lazy & always hide. My 5x horn snails are much more hungry, but they only eat on glass.

Hopefully the moss & fissiden will invade the space & covering up the algae.