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    Algae: staghorn

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    what causes staghorn algae? I'm having a small outbreak at the foreground where they are intertwined with hairgrass. they grow on gravel (and if I lift it up, a small sand grain is pulled up with it).t hey don't grow on the plants.

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    too much light?

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    starhorn algae???? For me frankly speaking first time heard of it...care to discribe it?
    Cheers!

    Benetay

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    maybe his toking abt the hairy algae..

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    well. its like the christmas tree version of algae. forms a tall primary stem (about 4 cm) and then erm: something resembling a christmas tree.

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    staghorn is quite bad
    but it doesn't spread as much as the other types of algae
    i found mine to grow only on the tips of the plants
    ime it takes a very unbalanced tank to cause this algae to flourish
    for me, it was trying to add base fert to the tank AFTER adding the water that resulted in it

    just do more water changes and cut off the algae when you see it
    it'll go away

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    I'm not even sure if its staghorn though.

    is my description correct? it grows at the base of the hair grass on the gravel itself. doesn't grow on any plant at all.

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    whitish translucent, feels solid?

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    dark grey colored, feels slimy when you rub it arond your hands, rather tough. like the chinese "fa cai."

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    should be staghorn
    the red variety exists too
    slimy, i can't remember

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