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  Thats what Ive been doing...  I bought a bottle of 9% H2O2 and dilute that 3:1 with tank water, then "wash" the patches with a syringe... very effective it is too, but not a cure.

@Stevenf   Dont forget to clean your filter... as soon as you start disturbing the gunk - thats the first place it heads for !   Mine was clogged within a day or so during the blitz....

Well, the CO2 has perked up the plants... added a few more fish and so far its manageable.   Seeing the odd patch on the sand, but a blast with the hydrogen peroxide sees it off within hours, so I presume its deep seated within the sand, might stir that up and see what happens - but dont want to...

Here we are a month later, and we are slowly winning !     A second blackout was needed and the KNO3 arrived, so am dosing weekly to 15 ppm and removing any patches that appear. Also adding some liquid fertiliser.   Only issue is that the plants refuse to grow :-(   I assume there's a CO2...

Thanks for the ID guys... vac'd it out best I could, did a 50% water change, and bagged it until Sunday.    Ordered some KNo3 - so fingers crossed AGAIN !!!!!    Wish I had swallowed my pride, and asked months ago before I rampaged down the "algae" line of attack   : - (   Seems Ive wasted some...

Hi, Very close to slitting my wrists here...   In the 40 odd years of wet hands, Ive never experienced this soul destroying situation before...  My tank seems to be haunted by algae !   Been trying for a few months to tackle it myself, but nothing seems to work, and im at my wits end.     The...

You only want 5 ? :rolleyes:

Offer ?

Possibly...

Anyone want to make me an offer ?

What you thinking... ?

Couple of pics... and heres a corner at feeding time ! This is a 2 foot tank, with air pump + 2 air filters, heater/stat, plants, plant friendly tube + fitting. £75 takes the LOT - gotta be worth that in shrimp alone ?

Livestock/Equipment make-model-size/Wanted/Exchange/Plants: Shrimp colony AND supporting equipment ! Age and condition: Couple of years old, very good condition Quantity for sale: One (or dozens !) Reason for Sale: Had enough ! Delivery or Collection: Collection or maybe...

Very little at the mo, sorry... check back in a month or so !