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BettaGuy · 08-26-2009, 10:57 PM

Hello all -

Do you think this will work for Hair Algae? I have a Nano which is infested with green water AND hair algae. It is heavily planted, lightly stocked, but it probably receives too much sunlight. And with such a small volume, things can get out of whack pretty fast.

The good thing is, I have rooted willow cuttings growing in vases, together with guppy fry. (The guppies keep the dengue mosquito wrigglers at bay - I'm in an endemic area.)

I'll try putting the rooted cuttings in the nano tank tomorrow. I only have two stems, with good roots, and new shoots. Anyway, it's just a 2 gallon tank.

Sure, I can rip apart the tank and plant it out again, but it's fun to experiment.

Bettaguy

08-26-2009, 10:57 PM	#175 (permalink)
BettaGuy Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 4 iTrader Ratings: 0 Plant Points: 350	Re: Fighting green water. Simple cheap method. Hello all - Do you think this will work for Hair Algae? I have a Nano which is infested with green water AND hair algae. It is heavily planted, lightly stocked, but it probably receives too much sunlight. And with such a small volume, things can get out of whack pretty fast. The good thing is, I have rooted willow cuttings growing in vases, together with guppy fry. (The guppies keep the dengue mosquito wrigglers at bay - I'm in an endemic area.) I'll try putting the rooted cuttings in the nano tank tomorrow. I only have two stems, with good roots, and new shoots. Anyway, it's just a 2 gallon tank. Sure, I can rip apart the tank and plant it out again, but it's fun to experiment. Bettaguy Last edited by BettaGuy : 08-26-2009 at 10:58 PM. Reason: typo