Got Mad

riverman444

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Well, last night I wigged out and performed a mass genocide on my planted 30 gallon. I've been battling BGA for over a month and decided enough was enough.

I sat there, putting back a few beers. Then I just shook my head, opened the tank, and wiped out about 4 big handfuls of plants. Now, the whole left corner of my tank is wide open and plantless.....BUT, also BGA free!!!

I hate the stuff. I'm about ready to just scratch the planted tank and build a cichlid setup with rocks and caves, no plants whatsoever.

ANyway, just a rant. Anyone else get beat by algae before? Chock one up to BGA :good:
 
Haha not yet but I feel your pain, i really do. Sodding algae, what is the point of it after all? Apart from providing 2 thirds of the worlds oxygen, it cant be THAT important now can it?
 
BGA is ugly. Slimy crap with bubbles in it.......like snot. I hate it :sick:

You know, I've been feeding my corys an algae wafer from time to time. I wonder if that is where my BGA originated>>>>>>>>>>..hmmmm
 
when i started keeping fish i battled with algae it just grew to quick in the summer as it got sunlight through the door in the mornings. i couldn't see in my tank and it felt like i was constanly wipping the front of the tank.

does BGA stand for blue green algae? if it does isn't that not really a algae but some other stuff, bacteria or something?

:good:
 
BGA isn't algae and wouldn't come from wafers! Its bacteria. It probably came in with a plant or something. I've heard that antibiotics (which are made to kill bacteria, after all) are the best thing to do to get rid of it, along with a complete blackout of the tank, because it needs light. Have you tried dosing some maracyn or something and covering the tank with a blanket for three days? (no peeking!)
 
TammyLiz is right, it is a bacteria and her methods to remove it are sound. Another option, depending on the lighting levels of your tank is to give your tank a competative edge by upping macro-nutrients, including CO2, Nitrogen, and Potassium. Basically, since I have over 2WPG and inject CO2, I started using the EI method of fertilisation and I haven't had BGA since. I also planted Egeria najas for a time, supposedly they have antibacterial properties, members of the Egeria genus. Supposedly this could be a big load of doggy doodoo, but I wonder sometimes....It took about a week or two to eliminate the BGA, but I didn't have to bin any plants. And my myriophylum was COVERED in the stuff. They're still in my tank today. You can beat this, you can. Don't give in! :lol: :good: Sorry, got sappy in the end.
 

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