Something Growing On My Anubias. Leave It Or Remove It?

[VidVid]

hey. the pics belo are of my anubias. i don't know what type of algae is growing on it. any ideas. should i just leave it or will that be bad??? I tried to rip it off but it took a bit of the plant with it. any ideas on how to rid of it without damaging the plant? scrape it off gently or? Thanks for any replies.

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[ICEEGRL]

I think I was told that that is bbs when I asked.

 

[VidVid]

whats bbs? Do you know if i have to remove it or can i just leave it?

 

[JamesC]

That's BBA or Black Brush Algae. It's CO2 related and depending on your setup there are different methods of removal. Take a look at http/www.theplantedtank.co.uk/algae.htm.

James

 

[VidVid]

ok thanks.
i have read the thread on BBA. to let you know i dont use CO2 and my light is 30 watts in a (3feet, 18 inch tall by 14inch wide tank). think around 35gallons. how long would you suggest not doing any water changes for??? i siphon the old tank water and replace it 10-15% weekly and this must not change since i want to keep my tank extra clean and healthy (meaning 0 ammonia etc) for the what i believe to be 'sensitive' cardinals, hatchets and rummynoses im about to get. Is there any other way to rid this bba. maybe possibly just scraping them off will do?
Thanks again.
P.S. will it hurt if i'l just leave it on there? if all does not work, how do i go about pruning the leaves off the anubias?

 

[SuperColey1]

Although you seem to have less than 1WPG the pictures suggest to me that the Anubias are in direct light, when they would be better off in the shade.

Definately BBA as James says and there's not much that will eat it. I did also read that for none CO2 tanks then smaller and less frequent water changes are the key to keeping stable CO2 levels within the tank and for higher light (which doesn't apply to yours) this often occurs whilst getting the CO2 to the correct level.)

Andy