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banderbe · 04-25-2006, 06:14 AM

From what I read, green dust is the only algae that most folks who have defeated the other algaes still deal with.

I am in that boat. By week's end the dust is starting to be noticable on the glass, but it's okay. I wipe it off, do a water change, and it's gone for 5 to 6 days.

I don't suffer any other algae, and dosing Flourish Excel doesn't seem to have any impact on green dust algae.

I figure it's something I have to live with, especially since nobody seems to have a prescription for how to get rid of it.

I can't imagine washing out a tank with bleach would help in the long term, given that the bacteria for green dust are in the air we are breathing right now.

04-25-2006, 06:14 AM	#5 (permalink)
banderbe Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Maple Grove, MN Posts: 728 iTrader Ratings: 25 iTrader Positive Rating: 100% Plant Points: 17500	From what I read, green dust is the only algae that most folks who have defeated the other algaes still deal with. I am in that boat. By week's end the dust is starting to be noticable on the glass, but it's okay. I wipe it off, do a water change, and it's gone for 5 to 6 days. I don't suffer any other algae, and dosing Flourish Excel doesn't seem to have any impact on green dust algae. I figure it's something I have to live with, especially since nobody seems to have a prescription for how to get rid of it. I can't imagine washing out a tank with bleach would help in the long term, given that the bacteria for green dust are in the air we are breathing right now.