[tsunami]

That is Cladophora, probably one of the most difficult algaes of all to eradicate.

Here is my experience:

A) Keep all nutrients in adequate supply. Don't slack on your dosing regime. If the plants are doing well, this algae will slow down considerably IME.

B) Pick at it mercilessly. Go in there every time you have a chance and pick out all the strands you see. You will notice that as you pick off strands, you will lift up pieces of substrate along with it.

C) I don't know how many Tom had in his tank, but I had a dozen in my 20g long and they didn't do much of anything against this algae. SAEs, snails, and otos also pretty much ignored it.

I got rid of this algae slowly and never completely. It's very persistant, but its rather slow growth helps keep it unnoticeable without closer inspection. I eventually beat it back into my christmas moss, where it happily did well since I didn't have the heart to rip off all my moss.

Good luck! This one is a nuisance.

Carlos

 

[tsunami]

That is Cladophora, probably one of the most difficult algaes of all to eradicate.

Here is my experience:

A) Keep all nutrients in adequate supply. Don't slack on your dosing regime.

B) Pick at it mercilessly. Go in there every time you have a chance and pick out all the strands you see. You will notice that as you pick off strands, you will lift up pieces of substrate along with it.

C) I don't know how many shrimp Tom had in his tank, but I had a dozen in my 20g long and they didn't do much of anything against this algae. SAEs, snails, and otos also pretty much ignored it.

I got rid of this algae slowly and never completely. It's very persistant, but its rather slow growth helps keep it unnoticeable without closer inspection. I eventually beat it back into my christmas moss, where it happily did well since I didn't have the heart to rip off all my moss.

One quick way to identify this species, other than the wiry texture, is to smell it. It should smell distinctly like iron.

Good luck! This one is a nuisance.

Carlos