have you ever had ?

slt · Jul 22, 2003

just wonderd if anyone else as been troubled with , well its like a fluresent green
colour -_-

sitting on the sand substrate at the front of the tank

it looks like a shower of what i'd call paint powder, it does'nt look like any algea i've ever seen -_-

we used the aqua vac and removed it then replaced the sand that had been taken out with it, any info on what it could be and how to remove it for good

would be much appreciated

CFC · Jul 22, 2003

Did you get any pics,could it be a type of slime algea?

slt · Jul 22, 2003

nope no pics

but if it comes back wich it probs will i'll get some of it,
i dont think its slime algea :unsure:

val · Jul 22, 2003

If it's any type of algae, all you need are some hungry mollies to take care of it. I swear, those mollies are like little maids in your tank. They eat any algae they can find.

Valerie

slt · Jul 22, 2003

lol

thanks val, yes i no we got some black mollies and there making light work of the hair algea we had

but there not touching this

Mogo · Jul 22, 2003

Maybe it's cryptonite? :lol:

slt · Jul 22, 2003

Maybe it's cryptonite?

lol

aye you watch superman then :lol:

Mogo · Jul 22, 2003

Oh yeah, I meant to answer your question too, guess I was too busy laughing and forgot.

I sometimes get algae on the glass infront of the sand, usually where the sand is deeper from the cichlids building mountains. Sometimes it's bright green, sometimes it darker green. It comes and goes. I just whipe it off and it stays away for months at a time.