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Old 30-04-2003, 02:08 PM
Lee Brouillet
 
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Default Mystery algae photos

ACK! Any chance it will go away by itself? Like some of the others, I think
I had this last year (earlier than it showed this year), and it was
contributory to a fish kill due to lack of oxygen. It clumped into
malevolent black islands that rose to the surface during the day and sunk at
night, where it promptly consumed all the O2. This year I have airstones
that I run 24/7/365. Where does it come from and how do I get rid of it???

Lee
"GD" wrote in message
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It is a Cyanobacterium (bluegreen algae). Oscillatoria spp. I
cannot tell the species from your pictures, but that probably doesn't
really matter.


"Lee Brouillet" wrote:

OK, I have a problem. My otherwise pristine pond water had developed
suspended algae - large stuff. It *will* clump, but most of it's being
removed by my pre-filter. I just posted shots of it on my "website"

below.
There are microscopy shots of it at 40, 100 and 400X. If you have any

ideas,
please let me know!