genetik_defekt Posted January 16, 2010 Share Posted January 16, 2010 Guys. Im trying to get rid of this moss/ green hair type outbreak in my tank. It looks fantastic but its clearly not good for the tank as it is using up alot of the tanks oxygen, its attaching to everything and none of my fish will go near it. Ive cleaned it out so many times but it keeps coming back. Now its time i play dirty and get some chems to kill it off. anyone that can give me an idea of what it maybe or how too kill it would help me a great deal. Cheers. G_D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bristlenose2008 Posted January 16, 2010 Share Posted January 16, 2010 Believe you are talking about Cladophora or BBA. If it is the green stuff it is most likely Cladophora the BBA is very very dark looks black. Some people buy this green stuff from LFS in the form of Marimo Ball. Lol - my wife does not like me killing it off, and in the right spot looks nice to me too. You can kill it two ways. Peroxide or Flourish Excel / Dino Spit. For the peroxide it is best if you take the effected plant, rock or wood out of the tank first. Leave it for about 10-20 seconds on the plant then rinse well. Any more than that the plant will be effected, but it hardly ever goes on plants. Mostly on wood and rocks. If using Excel or Dino Spit, just spot treat the effected area under water with a syringe. Make sure you turn the water pump and filter off for 30 minutes during the treatment. In 2 days it will turn red and die. Once you got this all eradicated just make sure your CO2 is up high and does not fluctuate. That way this stuff does not come back. Best of Luck. Damien Guys. Im trying to get rid of this moss/ green hair type outbreak in my tank. It looks fantastic but its clearly not good for the tank as it is using up alot of the tanks oxygen, its attaching to everything and none of my fish will go near it. Ive cleaned it out so many times but it keeps coming back. Now its time i play dirty and get some chems to kill it off. anyone that can give me an idea of what it maybe or how too kill it would help me a great deal. Cheers. G_D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
genetik_defekt Posted January 16, 2010 Author Share Posted January 16, 2010 i googled Cladophora and that appears to be it. Thanks for the info. my problem is im using alot of exo terra plants in my aquarium as i have 20 big silver dollars in there so real plants are not an option. As this stuff is attaching itself to the fake plants, rocks, logs etc its become a nightmare. As you stated it does look good (i like the natural look) but its over taking my tank and im ripping it out every two weeks to try to keep it in check. But if your telling me the best way is too taget treat then i guess ill be pulling my tank down and just doing it all at once. i have far too much wood in my tank to be able to spot treat. oh well give me a chance to change my filter/ sump set up i guess. Thanks heaps BN08 G_D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
genetik_defekt Posted January 16, 2010 Author Share Posted January 16, 2010 actually is there anyway i could make into a ball? i could then sell it off making my fortune from the aquarium industry. like so many before me, wait! what? :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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