hair algae?

[lady_tanksalot]

i have two established tanks 45 and 80 gallons both planted. recently upped the lighting.

everything was going well but now both tanks are sprouting algae, not sure what sort but it looks like hair so thats possibly it.

how do i get rid of it???

 

[The-Wolf]

there are three ways

1. manually remove it, each time you see it
2. furnish the tank with alegea eating fish
3. use an anti-algea chemical.

If you wish to go the chemical route I recomend eSHa protalon-707
It is harmless to plants and bacteria and of course will not affect any aquatic life. Just don't get it on you cloths as it never comes out

 

[lady_tanksalot]

what fish would you recommend

i have some algea eaters but they obviously arn't up to the job

 

[George Farmer]

Try this small article I wrote

http/www.fishforums.net/index.php?showtopic=60010

 

[Kittycat]

I was going to throw out my plants with hair algae, put them in a small tank in the meantime which had shrimps, amazingly they cleared up and grew fatter and healthier than the same kind of plant in my main tank...

 

[swozzie]

You need to find the cause of the problem and fix that, otherwise it will just keep coming back. Have you checked phospate levels in your tank?

 

[maestro]

Definately need to look into the cause, read some articles on planted tank ecology.

thekrib.com is a good place to start