Staghorn Algae

[knightx]

Hi,

do any one of you noe the contributing factor of staghorn algae? E.g excess iron cause hair algae, excess phoshate with lack of nitrate cause them too, oso, beard alage etc etc..

needa noe cos wana noe how to get rid of it instead of using bleach solution..
tried to find online but don seem to find much info..maybe some of u can direct me too?

thx

[PeterGwee]

Ammonia....Poor plant growth

Grow plants well..focus on their needs. Do large water changes whenever you stir up the substrate.

Regards
Peter Gwee

[knightx]

Ammonia....Poor plant growth

Grow plants well..focus on their needs. Do large water changes whenever you stir up the substrate.

Regards
Peter Gwee

oh thx
btw poor plant growth means? like not growing properly, stunted growth?
oso when u do large water change means how how? 50%? do u use age water too?

[PeterGwee]

High rate of O2 splitting from H2O during the photosynthesis period. Whenever you see a drop in the rate of pearling, always suspect the CO2 (if you use it) if you do the EI method. Make sure your plant biomass is high though..don't skimp on planting...make sure the entire substrate is covered with plants.

Regards
Peter Gwee

[knightx]

High rate of O2 splitting from H2O during the photosynthesis period. Whenever you see a drop in the rate of pearling, always suspect the CO2 (if you use it) if you do the EI method. Make sure your plant biomass is high though..don't skimp on planting...make sure the entire substrate is covered with plants.

Regards
Peter Gwee

actually i just increase my co2 to maybe 3-5 bps..lighting i reduced by staggering..
now still waiting for some plants to grow..will try to get more plants i fnacy..
did a 20% WC too..
lets see hoe it goes..
p.s for pearling i notice theres not much changes..still bubbling when all my lites are on..so how much is enuff or how much is not enuff?
thx

[lorba]

Where were the algae growing on?

Good plant growth could be plants growing at average - good rates. You can prevent algae by keeping more fast growing and nutrients hungry plants, dose your co2 and fertilizers as usual or a little more.

Most of the nutrients will be taken by the fast grower and the slow ones, will not get the aglae easily, but grow well too.


I tried antibiotics on a 6ft tank infested with BGA. There were also a lot of staghorn and black hair algae on the moss everything. But strangely, after the antibiotics treatment, all the algae were gone. The moss and ferns are growing very nicely now.

[knightx]

Where were the algae growing on?

Good plant growth could be plants growing at average - good rates. You can prevent algae by keeping more fast growing and nutrients hungry plants, dose your co2 and fertilizers as usual or a little more.

Most of the nutrients will be taken by the fast grower and the slow ones, will not get the aglae easily, but grow well too.


I tried antibiotics on a 6ft tank infested with BGA. There were also a lot of staghorn and black hair algae on the moss everything. But strangely, after the antibiotics treatment, all the algae were gone. The moss and ferns are growing very nicely now.

oh
some of the algae is stuck to my faster growing plants too..so i was stumped..
wat anitboitics?
can u explain
thx

[lorba]

Fast growing genna too? To remove any algae, you gotta first manunally remove as much as possible la. Try to introduce like 10-20 dwarf pencilfish too, they work wonders.

Antibiotics is what doctor prescribe for you when down with sickness to do bad bacteria? I am not pro in this. But theoretically, it should only be useful on BGA since thats bacteria.

Medication is not long term, after removal with it, you should be watching the water parameters and your usual regime.

[knightx]

Fast growing genna too? To remove any algae, you gotta first manunally remove as much as possible la. Try to introduce like 10-20 dwarf pencilfish too, they work wonders.

Antibiotics is what doctor prescribe for you when down with sickness to do bad bacteria? I am not pro in this. But theoretically, it should only be useful on BGA since thats bacteria.

Medication is not long term, after removal with it, you should be watching the water parameters and your usual regime.

dwarf pensil? they attack algae too? ok will try to find them..u noe where have? oso are they like SAE, once they tasted fish food they stop eating algae..
btw u dose antibiotics? how u do that?