Spongy Algae

christyf5 · #1 12-05-2008, 04:23 AM

Wow I just removed a chunk of that last night, the weirdest thing. It was in the back 40 of my tank and I didn't even realize it was there. Mine was black looking though and green underneath. Weird

fencer · #2 12-05-2008, 04:28 AM

Yes, this stuff you just have to pick off. In the end you will win. It seem to grow in cycles. Increasing Redox levels seem to help too.

marie · #3 12-05-2008, 05:28 AM

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Originally Posted by christyf5

Wow I just removed a chunk of that last night, the weirdest thing. It was in the back 40 of my tank and I didn't even realize it was there. Mine was black looking though and green underneath. Weird

Mine was the same, I just assumed the black looking part was just a really, really dark green

MikeP · #4 12-05-2008, 03:48 PM

What about manually removing all that you can and then do a 2 or 3 day lights out period. That may help get rid of it for good.

Just a thought.

sphelps · #5 12-05-2008, 03:55 PM

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Originally Posted by MikeP

What about manually removing all that you can and then do a 2 or 3 day lights out period. That may help get rid of it for good.

Just a thought.

I'd be willing to give that a shot. I'm going to cut back my lighting period and next time I do a cleaning I'll be extra thorough and give the tank a few days of darkness immediately after.