What type of algae is this on my plants.

Hi my fellow fish keepers.

Can anyone please confirm what type of algae this is. It is covering most of my plant leaves and all the roots of my ferns and my anubias. Is this hair algae? My 2 x SAE started cleaning leaves here and their. I will get another 4 of them on Saturday. Should I stop dosing ferts until all the assumed hair algae is gone.

Please help and advise what I should do.

Thanks a mil.

Will post pics soon.

 

A picture would help.

If it's a new tank then it's the common algae that goes away after 2-3weeks on it's own,very hard to get rid of.

 

It is not a new tank. It has been planted for about 8-10 weeks. And the tank have been running since last year October.

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Hey big Dude.

Take a look at this... http://www.tropicalaquarium.co.za/showthread.php?16372-What-type-of-algae-is-this-on-my-plants
may be blanket weed or Hair, Thread, Fuzz.
HTH

Later

 

Hey dude, this is a link to this existing thread of mine lol.

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Well, hope this help.

LOL

 

You so funny lol.

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take a look here and diagnose for yourself http://www.theplantedtank.co.uk/algae.htm

 

Don't stop your ferts. Everything I've read says this is the first thing people do and shouldn't!

Which ferts and how much are you dosing? Are you running any CO2 in the tank yet? Most of the causes for algae that looks like yours are low CO2 levels

Maybe take some good photos of all your plants as they look like they have deficiencies. How often are you currently gravel vacuuming your tank?

 

that is because of not enough light

 

Go read on the APSA site bud What type of algae is this!!! 911 Please help me.

The same thread is on apsa and I have asked a few questions already.

I dont gravel vac because the plants use the pooh for extra nutrients my gravel is always clean.

 

Co2 and more light as Ryno said...

 

Well I wont be able to add co2 at this stage so I am sure 1 extra light will only do good.

 

Not neccesarly. It's all about balance. Lights - Ferts - Co2. Too much of one or not enough and you will get algae.

 

Well all I think it could be is the following maybe, I had great success with Microbelift all in one and bio carbon. I dont use it anymore cause I could not find it.

All I am using now is Seachem comp and iron. The thing with microbelift all in on it had micro and macro ingredients in it and maybe cause I dont use bio carbon anymore it also stuffing around my balance.

Should I maybe try seachem excel as I cannot get hold of microbelift bio carbon. I would probably just have to take the risk with my beloved vallis.

 

Dude, my tank is full of Vallis and I dose excel. Take the risk. They make take an initial beating.

Maybe start with half dosing?

 

Dude you know what I think I must take the risk, so I assume that the vallis will recover from the beating.

That is a good idea for how long should I use the half dose?

 

Try half dosing for a week or two then increase your dosing. Just keep an eye on your plants.

 

Okay cool I think I will do it, 250ml seachem excel costs me R99 can get it for R82 but then I have to take a drive out to the place. The lfs close to my work charge R99 for some freaken reason LOL!!! I will only be dosing excel 2 -3 times a week, in my big tank I will use a few bottles a month :amazed:

 

Look what I discovered today. This is why I am getting such hectic algae growth the brown diatoms and Green spot algae.

Thanks for the post! We do not recommend using the Neutral Regulator in a planted aquarium because it is a phosphate based buffer. Though it is a very strong and stable buffer, the excess phosphates in a planted aquarium has the potential to lead to algae growth. Instead, we recommend using the Acid and Alkaline Buffers, which are carbonate based buffers and are ideal for use in a planted aquarium. You can use them in conjunction with one another in order to target a specific pH.

I hope this helps!

Neutral Regulator - Seachem - Aquatic Plant Central

Will stop using this asap.