Removing alagae "from tank"

[Otavio Exel]

Dear All,

I have a 30g plywood tank; the plywood has been sealed with two coats of
two-part epoxy paint and thus is not smooth; my four Otos (nice fish!)
remove the algae from the glass perfectly but they leave the wooden
sides and back covered;

I don't know what kind of algae it is but I can remove it easily with a
toothbrush; the problem is that this does *not* take the algae away from
the tank, it just moves it to the water column :-((

How do I get the algae "out of the tank"?

Do algae sink? I could brush everything, turn the filter off, wait a few
hours for it to sink and do a gravel vacc. Would this work?

TIA!

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[Sajjad Lateef]

On Fri, 31 Oct 2003 17:43:04 +0000, Otavio Exel wrote:

> I have a 30g plywood tank; the plywood has been sealed with two coats of
> two-part epoxy paint and thus is not smooth; my four Otos (nice fish!)
> remove the algae from the glass perfectly but they leave the wooden
> sides and back covered;

I suggest leaving the algae alone on the sides and back.
Just change your mind into thinking that it looks good.
It is actually good for the tank as food for fish, and
keeping the water clean.

(I am presuming it is the tiny "powdery" algae and not
the blue-green slimy cyanobacteria and definitely not the
Black Beard Algae ... both of which are unsightly)

[Toni]

"Otavio Exel" > wrote in message
r...
>
> I don't know what kind of algae it is but I can remove it easily with a
> toothbrush; the problem is that this does *not* take the algae away from
> the tank, it just moves it to the water column :-((
>
> How do I get the algae "out of the tank"?
>


Run a diatom filter after you scrub- it will remove the algae from the water
column.


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Toni
http://www.cearbhaill.com/aquarium.htm

[Charles Gillen]

"Sajjad Lateef" > wrote:

> I suggest leaving the algae alone on the sides and back.
> Just change your mind into thinking that it looks good.
> It is actually good for the tank as food for fish, and
> keeping the water clean.

Does this apply to the brown "diatom algae"? I have it growing on some
rocks and plastic plants, but my goldfish seem to peck at it.

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Charles Gillen -- Reston, Virginia, USA

[Geezer From The Freezer]

Charles Gillen wrote:
> Does this apply to the brown "diatom algae"? I have it growing on some
> rocks and plastic plants, but my goldfish seem to peck at it.

yep should be fine!