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nish

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we have had r tank set up for nearly a year everythimg was fine then all the plants started to get a black fur on them we took them out did a fifty percent water change added some algen killer bought new plants they were fine for a couple of weeks now they have started to go black too . does anyone have any ideas what this and how to cure it :good:
 
Hi this is a type of algae you have in the tank sounds like black brush algae depending on the size of your tank and its inhabitants there is a fish that will eat this. Or there are also some shrimp that will eat them.

Algae usually occurs in a tank where there is an excess of nutrients usually live plants suck it all up but perhaps you dont have enough to handle all of it? How often do you do water changes? Also what is the tank size and stocking as excess nutrients can often be a sign of an over stocked tank? If it has just started happening a year on your fish will have developed into adults, and so they (no other way of putting it) poop more and this gives of the nutrients off that the algae sucks up and grows.

A good plant to stuff tanks with to soak up nutrients is pond weed which has a thick stem and lots of small leaves. Hornwort and giant valis work well to do this as well.

Wills
 
Not to hyjack but a few of my new plants have this on them - lfs said it is algae and to wipe the leaves but i cant be bothered lol i have a few cherry shrimp,3, and 2 dwarf corys will these over time eat the algae or is it better to buy something else that eats it? or upping no of shrimp?
 
Hi nish :)

Welcome to the forum! :hi:

It sounds like your problem might get more attention in the Planted Tank section. I'll move it there for you. :D
 
If it is BBA it is actualy a typpe of bacteria, and is Very hard to get rid of,
there are many methods some extreem some not,
the way i ended up getting rid of my out break was removing as much as possible and doing water changes twice a week
 
if you could lit your setup details, then we can help further.

tank size
lighting (wattage)
filtration
powerheads
fertilisers?
CO2?
water changes - how much and when,


If it is BBA it is actualy a typpe of bacteria, and is Very hard to get rid of,

BBA is multicellular, so therefore it is a eukaryote.

Thanks, Aaron
 
If it is BBA it is actualy a typpe of bacteria, and is Very hard to get rid of,
there are many methods some extreem some not,
the way i ended up getting rid of my out break was removing as much as possible and doing water changes twice a week

BBA is an algae not bacteria.
its usually caused by fluctuating CO2 levels. it wont just wipe off and shrimp cories will not eat it.
in a low tech tank more water changes could well make the problem worse!!

BGA is the bacteria type usually caused by poor flow/low nitrates.

more specs on the tank will help to direct correct course of action.

http://www.theplantedtank.co.uk/algae.htm
check out this to identify the actual algae type.
 
we have had r tank set up for nearly a year everythimg was fine then all the plants started to get a black fur on them we took them out did a fifty percent water change added some algen killer bought new plants they were fine for a couple of weeks now they have started to go black too . does anyone have any ideas what this and how to cure it :good:
 

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