Which causes which

[benetay]

I will like to know which will affect the growth of certain algae? Experts out there please share your views.

Algae: Green spot
Blue green algae
BBA
Hairalgae
brown algae
green water
did i miss out any?
Causes:
methods:

i will like to know what are the causes for certain algae and what are the methods to eradicate them. Your reply is greatly appreciated.

[benetay]

I will like to know which will affect the growth of certain algae? Experts out there please share your views.

Algae: Green spot
Blue green algae
BBA
Hairalgae
brown algae
green water
did i miss out any?
Causes:
methods:

i will like to know what are the causes for certain algae and what are the methods to eradicate them. Your reply is greatly appreciated.

[benetay]

I will like to know which will affect the growth of certain algae? Experts out there please share your views.

Algae: Green spot
Blue green algae
BBA
Hairalgae
brown algae
green water
did i miss out any?
Causes:
methods:

i will like to know what are the causes for certain algae and what are the methods to eradicate them. Your reply is greatly appreciated.

[benetay]

I will like to know which will affect the growth of certain algae? Experts out there please share your views.

Algae: Green spot
Blue green algae
BBA
Hairalgae
brown algae
green water
did i miss out any?
Causes:
methods:

i will like to know what are the causes for certain algae and what are the methods to eradicate them. Your reply is greatly appreciated.

[Simon]

let me have a go at this

Everything on algae

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[Allen_1971]

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[Simon]

LOL.. that explains all the broken english.. ssshhhhssshhhh

[BFG]

Simon, is that all the algae that exist? I've got 1 type in my tank, black/grey in color wif spiky hair. Grown from a spot. Had 1 bogwood totally covered wif this kind of algae n from looking from a distance, looks like it was covered wif fur! Had 2 throw the wood away.

[Simon]

BFG, sounds like BBA to me... there r lot more algae present, cannot compile all or cover all of them... like new species of plants, there is new species of algae too

[tawauboy]

there is a type, don't know what species/type, which occurs on the water surface. it's looks like dry greenish/brownish dust. can be cleared by skimming.

[Simon]

the dreadful BGA

[sherchoo]

BGA = Blue Green Algae?

[juggler]

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On 11/20/2002 1:00:23 PM

there is a type, don't know what species/type, which occurs on the water surface. it's looks like dry greenish/brownish dust. can be cleared by skimming.
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Is it the same one as described in this thread?

[tawauboy]

yes, it's looks like that.
i had it once before and it took me a couple of days worth of skimming to get rid of it. i have some of that stuff in my tank now.

[dAwNdAwN]

My battle with algae just started. saw some green spot algae today after i clean it up a few days ago, argh.............. then got some green hair algae growing from alot of plants. put one molly and 2 suckers to test test to see if they die, not enough..... I think gotta get yamatoes and malayans today but scared waste money due to not so good water conditions. I will try to drop by NA today for the tetra algae scrapper. Got 5 very fat SAEs in another tank but dun dare to put in due to excess CO2. Now trying to aerate the tank as much as possible b4 adding them in.

I got disaster from almost killing the mosses zerocool gave me but luckily saw some new shoots growing out. Hope it'll not be affected by the algae too soon.

[tawauboy]

is yours a newly setup tank?
can try changing 25% of tank water every 2-3 day until condition improve.
try to reduce lighting to <10hrs and see if those green spot algae are reduced.
for excess co2 you could reduce the bubble rate. are you using pressurised co2 or diy co2?

[dAwNdAwN]

ya, mine is a newly setup tank. about 2 months old with plants gotten from various people from this forum. Will try your method to change water every 2-3 days to see how. I'm using DIY CO2 cos not enough money to buy CO2 system yet. now saving up for a canister filter first so that I can add in fishes first. Currently I'm using a bio-sponge filter to filter the tank and I find that it doesn't help much.