Algae again

Ok well it's not Blue Green Algae. What I have is a dark rich green and
i'ts not slimy at all and dosen't rub off. also I've noticed some
hairish looking stuff growing off some of my plants, kind of brownish?

"Justice" wrote in message
news:At%kf.234335$ir4.11432@edtnps90...
Ok well it's not Blue Green Algae. What I have is a dark rich green and
i'ts not slimy at all and dosen't rub off. also I've noticed some
hairish looking stuff growing off some of my plants, kind of brownish?


Algae is as natural as can be expected, in any biotope. You just want to
avoid the extremes, such as brown diatom algae, or the blue-green
cynobacteria, and several of the brush algaes which can be difficult to
control, otherwise, it's a lawn ).
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www.NetMax.tk

NetMax wrote:
"Justice" wrote in message
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Ok well it's not Blue Green Algae. What I have is a dark rich green and
i'ts not slimy at all and dosen't rub off. also I've noticed some
hairish looking stuff growing off some of my plants, kind of brownish?



Algae is as natural as can be expected, in any biotope. You just want to
avoid the extremes, such as brown diatom algae, or the blue-green
cynobacteria, and several of the brush algaes which can be difficult to
control, otherwise, it's a lawn ).

I know it's natural and looks nice on the gravel. but I don't like it on
the glass. I am some what lazy in mantnence, I like to just vacume the
gravel. and clean my sponges for my HOB filters, and test every once and
a while. Thats why I have real plants a more com pleat eco-system is
easier to maintain than glass of water trying to be nature. ok I'm
getting carryed away. The glass has a brown algae growing on it, what I
want is a small fish that I can use I'm not buying them now I just wat
to do resurch as I'll be getting a new tank after x-mas.

I got two Otos and it took them about 3 days to completely clean the
brown algae off about 1/4 of the glass in my 10g tank. Now I'm trying
to figure out how to grow more for them (suggestions welcome).

Thanks,

Liz


Justice wrote:

The glass has a brown algae growing on it, what I
want is a small fish that I can use I'm not buying them now I just wat
to do resurch as I'll be getting a new tank after x-mas.

Liz:
lol, algae can be surprisingly difficult to grow when you want it,
especially if you're after particular types, and the types of algae
everyone has is always what their fish don't want (which is why they have
it ;~).

Try pieces of slate against the glass, and then move the pieces
periodically (rotating them to expose the mossy side, or moving them to
expose the growth on the glass). Not overly effective, but it does sort
of work.

I kept Otos well fed by rotating silk plants from other aquariums into
their tank.


For justice: I've had tanks where I absolutely let the algae run wild,
and in some cases, it contained itself to a particular area. The most
interesting aspect was that the presence of uninhibited algae growth
somewhere in the tank, resulted in a relatively clean algae-free tank
elsewhere. Suggests to me that although there are many types of algae,
their biological feeding footprint is somewhat similar. In any case, try
using a mag-float for your glass. They seem to work well for me, though
others find no attraction with them (ymmv).
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www.NetMax.tk

"Liz McGuire" wrote in message
...
I got two Otos and it took them about 3 days to completely clean the
brown algae off about 1/4 of the glass in my 10g tank. Now I'm trying
to figure out how to grow more for them (suggestions welcome).

Thanks,

Liz


Justice wrote:

The glass has a brown algae growing on it, what I
want is a small fish that I can use I'm not buying them now I just wat
to do resurch as I'll be getting a new tank after x-mas.

NetMax wrote:
Liz:
lol, algae can be surprisingly difficult to grow when you want it,
especially if you're after particular types, and the types of algae
everyone has is always what their fish don't want (which is why they have
it ;~).

Try pieces of slate against the glass, and then move the pieces
periodically (rotating them to expose the mossy side, or moving them to
expose the growth on the glass). Not overly effective, but it does sort
of work.

I kept Otos well fed by rotating silk plants from other aquariums into
their tank.


For justice: I've had tanks where I absolutely let the algae run wild,
and in some cases, it contained itself to a particular area. The most
interesting aspect was that the presence of uninhibited algae growth
somewhere in the tank, resulted in a relatively clean algae-free tank
elsewhere. Suggests to me that although there are many types of algae,
their biological feeding footprint is somewhat similar. In any case, try
using a mag-float for your glass. They seem to work well for me, though
others find no attraction with them (ymmv).
Thank you

NetMax wrote:

lol, algae can be surprisingly difficult to grow when you want it,
especially if you're after particular types, and the types of algae
everyone has is always what their fish don't want (which is why they have
it ;~).

Yes, that is the dilemma! :-)

Try pieces of slate against the glass, and then move the pieces
periodically (rotating them to expose the mossy side, or moving them to
expose the growth on the glass). Not overly effective, but it does sort
of work.

I kept Otos well fed by rotating silk plants from other aquariums into
their tank.

Thank you - the idea about the other tank might work - though I've
only got one other - the 6g, planted... Hmm, I wonder what would
happen if I set up the 2g qt tank and put plenty of "mobile" surfaces
in there for algae to grow on... Maybe start it out with some water
from the 10g...?

I'll experiment! G

Liz

"Liz McGuire" wrote in message
...
NetMax wrote:

lol, algae can be surprisingly difficult to grow when you want it,
especially if you're after particular types, and the types of algae
everyone has is always what their fish don't want (which is why they
have
it ;~).

Yes, that is the dilemma! :-)

Try pieces of slate against the glass, and then move the pieces
periodically (rotating them to expose the mossy side, or moving them
to
expose the growth on the glass). Not overly effective, but it does
sort
of work.

I kept Otos well fed by rotating silk plants from other aquariums into
their tank.

Thank you - the idea about the other tank might work - though I've
only got one other - the 6g, planted... Hmm, I wonder what would
happen if I set up the 2g qt tank and put plenty of "mobile" surfaces
in there for algae to grow on... Maybe start it out with some water
from the 10g...?

I'll experiment! G

Liz

I've known people who grow algae, green water, snails etc in jars in
window sills, for the purposes of keeping their fish fed.
Crazy fishoholics ;~)
--
www.NetMax.tk

Ah, sun, now *there's* an idea!

Fishaholic? No, that would imply fishkeeping is addictive, that can't
be true. I can quit any time. Really. g

Thanks,

Liz


NetMax wrote:

I've known people who grow algae, green water, snails etc in jars in
window sills, for the purposes of keeping their fish fed.
Crazy fishoholics ;~)

On Thu, 8 Dec 2005 17:21:42 -0500, "NetMax"
wrote:

I've known people who grow algae, green water, snails etc in jars in
window sills, for the purposes of keeping their fish fed.
Crazy fishoholics ;~)

LOL! Some of us even move the algae jars off the window sills in the
winter so the algae don't chill down too much. We even add some old
tank water when we replenish the jars, and drop in a shrimp pellet and
a drop of fertilizer or liquid carbon once or twice a month!

The snails are entirely different: pond snails are kept in the 76
F-degree rootlings plants tank to clean the algae off plants before
the plants get transplanted; Apple snails (Pomacea Bridgesii) are kept
and bred (the egg clutches are moved to the 82 F-degree Hatchery and
Nursery tanks until the hatchlings grow too big for fish mouths) for
general clean-up in fish tanks, for the fact that their young will eat
pond snail eggs, and for their own grace and beauty. Added benefit:
my LFS will take excess Brig hatchlings when they reach nickel-size
and give me store credit!

There's *some* method to our madness ...


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Patricia
Proud Citizen of the Commonwealth of Virginia