Method of clearing algae in planted tank.

[BFG]

Found this clip on youtube. Not sure if anyone here has seen it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=geFDaOhCphA

[blue33]

He's using Hydrogen Peroxide, this method has being introduced quite awhile back, especially spot treatment. Not the best ideas like he's demonstrating. Finding the right balance is the right method although I've another method myself of dealing with algae.

[bennyc]

What is the another method? share, please. hahaha

[Mintlover]

Yes, pls share, I have GSA in my tank too

[bennyc]

GSA on where?

[Mintlover]

on front of my tank, I got nerite and oto but they are not interested in GSA. I have to admit i on my LED for extended hours which i am controlling now.

[bennyc]

GSA on glass is pretty easy to clean. Just take a plastic card eg. Expired credit card. to scrape off. Oto prefer diatoms/ brown algae. Nerite maybe too slow.

Reduce lights period helps a lot.

[Mintlover]

Hi Benny thanks for the prompt reply. I actually looking for preventive method then solution.

If i scrape them off manually i guess they will come back after a while? and if i scrape them off, will these GSA spread over my whole tank?

[bennyc]

The preventive method is to balance your tank lights, co2 and nutrient level. But that is not easy to achieve. Now that the elephant is in the room. Scraping it off is the next best alternative, and if you are able to achieve balance GSA will not return. Or else it will be the same old thing again.

[Mintlover]

Thanks benny, Yes i am reducing my light and really hope these will go away

[aquanick]

I find glutaraldehyde (2-3% solution) to work the best. I dose every alternate day in my moss tank with rcs. No harm to flora and fauna. Only care required is that i dose only when i turn on the lights during daytime.

[bennyc]

Hi Nick, seldom heard people use glutaraldehyde. Where can you get it?

[Shadow]

glutaraldehyde is practically basic component of excel before diluted

[aquanick]

Seachem claims that the glutaraldehyde used in Excel is a polymer of Glutaraldehyde which is more stable, and by stable they mean that the halflife of the glut in excel is higher. Glutaraldehyde at 2% solution is not harmful.
In fact both glut and excel smell the same..

PS: dont try to smell 20% glut

[Urban Aquaria]

Excel smells abit like apple cider to me, i guess that's from the glutaraldehyde.

Even at the diluted percentage in Excel i already feel abit dizzy if i happen to be too close when dosing and breathe it... can't imagine higher concentrations.

[atasp]

my 1ft tank is infected by hairy algae.
will an increase in water flow rate in tank help ?
thinking of using a small submerged type to filter improve
the water flow in the tank.

[Mintlover]

Hi Bro atasp, I used to have hairy algae too, they seem to be cleared after i add some Sakura shrimp to my tank

[atasp]

Hi Mintlover bro,
I hve yamato & cheery shrimps in there....
I heard-say by increasing the flow rate in a tank do help to control algae outbreak

[Mintlover]

OHh.... ok, I interested in Yamato too... will it eat the cherry shrimplets?