Phil Williamson wrote:
Hi Elaine,

To my rescue again! The tank is up and running beautifully but I'm
struggling with the hair algae (both green and black). I have 3 Otto's, a
yoyo loach, and two black molly's (I've read they nibble at the stuff too).
Do you think I should shorten the light period?

Phil..


I always run my planted tanks with a 12 hour photoperiod, on timers.
IME, the only reliable way to get rid of BBA is to toss a siamese algae
eater in the tank. Maybe someone else here has another way, but it has
always seemed to me that BBA likes all the same conditions as plants.

I get green hair, cyanobacter, and stalled plant growth when nitrates
are low and phosphates and trace elements are adequate. Anyone else
notice this?

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