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Old 06-01-2012, 09:02 AM
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this is the first time i see this kinda alage in my tank they have been growing in the back of my cube tank and the power head
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Old 06-01-2012, 12:46 PM
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It looks like Cyano bacteria and bryopsis.
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Old 06-01-2012, 01:26 PM
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Looks like turf algae to me but I haven't personally seen it growing on glass.
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looks like bryopsis to me as well, nasty stuff to get rid of.
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just want to know is this bad for my tank or good ?
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Old 06-01-2012, 09:56 PM
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It looks like Cyano bacteria and bryopsis.
yup sure is +1
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just want to know is this bad for my tank or good ?


bad.....if you didnt add it its a good chance you dont want it
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oh okay thanks
how should i get rid of em ?
any good tools ?
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oh okay thanks
how should i get rid of em ?
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you can manually scrape whats on the glass removing it , but it will come back ..its a water quality issue.....prob overfeeding or lack of waterchanges/proper filtration...too high a bioload etc. etc. etc.
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if you remove whats there and lower your phosphates it will dissappear as the tank ages
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