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  • bright green algea in my brackish tank

    how do i get rid of this crap

  • #2
    Re: bright green algea in my brackish tank

    Got pictures?
    Tank parameters?
    Flow rate?
    Feeding habits?
    Tank inhabitants?
    Temperature?
    Salinity?
    700g Mini-Monster tank

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    • #3
      Re: bright green algea in my brackish tank

      If it wasn't for your puffers, nerite snails, goodieds, and flagfish are excellent consumers of algae that would do well in brackish water.
      PLECOS SUCK!

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      • #4
        Re: bright green algea in my brackish tank

        well i didnt have this problem until i swithced to this oceanic biocube and put sand in the bottom.  when it was in my 10g with rocks no problems.  lol.  

        nitrate 10ppm
        nitrite 0ppm
        ammonia 0
        salinity is at .008

        flow rate is like 9 X hr
        feeding 1 time a day, various frozen foods what they eat till there full then fish out the rest
        2 Green Spotted Puffers
        temp is at 78

        This stuff blows up in just a couple days.  its crazy.  i tried starvin it out with no light.  that didnt work, tried chemical algae killers, that didnt work.  lights on at like 10 am and off at like 6 pm.  moon lights on at like 9 pm an off at 6 am

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        • #5
          Re: bright green algea in my brackish tank

          Looks to me like you've got cyanobacteria. Yuck.

          Remove as much as you can manually, and if you can somehow point the pump's output toward the majority of the stuff, I've heard circulation helps. When all else fails, try some erythromycin.
          "Millennium hand and shrimp!"

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          • #6
            Re: bright green algea in my brackish tank

            i tried the 95 percent water change and complete as i could get it algae removal and that didnt work.  ill have to do it again and then do the erythromycin.

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            • #7
              Re: bright green algea in my brackish tank

              You can also try to suck it up with just the hose of the python/gravel vac. It comes up pretty easily, actually. Although you might not get all of it, it would help.
              "Millennium hand and shrimp!"

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              • #8
                Re: bright green algea in my brackish tank

                8O EWW. Hopefully something will work

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                • #9
                  Re: bright green algea in my brackish tank

                  yeah when i did my 95 percent cleaning,  i did.  i got almost all of it.  came home after 2 days and bam.  covered bad again.

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                  • #10
                    Re: bright green algea in my brackish tank

                    will the erythromycin kill this crap?

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                    • #11
                      Re: bright green algea in my brackish tank

                      It should. Just watch out for your puffers, and be sure to treat all the way through, not just once or twice.
                      "Millennium hand and shrimp!"

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                      • #12
                        Re: bright green algea in my brackish tank

                        k.  will do.  does the bottle say its treatin for this stuff or what.  what you mean treat all the way throuhg?

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                        • #13
                          Re: bright green algea in my brackish tank

                          Well, it's an antibiotic, so just like when humans take it, the doctor always tells you to finish the course of meds, not just take a few doses. Just follow the instructions on the bottle and you should be fine. The treatment usually consists of about 4 doses, with water changes in between some doses.

                          Not sure if the bottle will specifically say it's for treating cyano, but it works. With the puffers, you might want to lessen the dose just a little bit.
                          "Millennium hand and shrimp!"

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                          • #14
                            Re: bright green algea in my brackish tank

                            k. thanks.  ill try it.  il let yall know.

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                            • #15
                              Re: bright green algea in my brackish tank

                              E-mycin will definitely do the trick.
                              I get my from Luis at Florida's guppies plusE-mycin

                              1 bottle should last you a lifetime.

                              Like Mzungu said, remember to keep treating for a few days even after the green has disappeared to make sure you didn't leave any to develop immunity to the antibiotics.

                              Be careful though.. it may kill your biofilter also. Keep watch on your ammonia and nitrItes. If it crashes, it may be good tohave some biospira on hand.

                              Treatment & dosage has been discussed before in this tread:

                              http://houstonfishbox.com/modules.ph...t=erythromycin
                              www.ventralfins.com

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