What kind of algae is this? - Page 2 - Algae

FishyFace1013 · 08-29-2008, 09:30 AM

I have some Mopani Driftwood from Foster&Smith as well, in my 10g tank that I just set up. I have something growing off of it similar to what you have, just not as bad. On parts, it looks clear stringy like that, and on others, covers the drift wood like a web.

Homer_Simpson · 08-29-2008, 02:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Skipto

I have been struggling with this for months. I pull it out by the handful every week. It has taken over everything. Can anyone tell me how to get rid of it? It appears white and stringy. When I pull it out it has a rough feel and is green when clumped together. Even though I try to get it all, it still comes back as strong as ever. I have tried lights out, fertilizing, not fertilizing, CO2 fert to 6.0 pH, non-CO2 to 8.o pH. Not sure what else to try. Lighting is 2-4' T5 HO and 2-4' Actinic. Tank is a 90 gal.

Try the hydrogen peroxide test. Hit it with hydrogen peroxide from a syringe. If it is a type of fungus, it should die within hours of being hit. If it is Spyrogyria , then the a few repeated shots of HP may weaken it enough to kill it. When I first set up one of my tanks, this stuff materialized in my tank but it was not as bad as your outbreak. I hit it with some hydrogen peroxide. The hydrogen peroxide(few repeated shots over several days), appeared to weaken it and it eventually went away.

SpeedEuphoria · 08-30-2008, 01:25 PM

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Originally Posted by FishyFace1013

I have some Mopani Driftwood from Foster&Smith as well, in my 10g tank that I just set up. I have something growing off of it similar to what you have, just not as bad. On parts, it looks clear stringy like that, and on others, covers the drift wood like a web.

You need to boil driftwood when you get it to kill whatever may be living on it.