rty double dosing flourish excel, it works!! i have used it before and its
actually good for your tank/plants as well
"Justin" wrote in message
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Hi,

I had a bad experience with Algae killers, I lost half of my tank
population
and it said that it didn't harm fish, only inverterbrets... If you must
use
it, then make sure your KH is at about 7 otherwise, be ready with a net to
remove the dead fish as they float to the surface...

Why don't you try 50% water changes every week for about 6 weeks, it will
remove any excess nutrients...


"Daniel Morrow" wrote in message
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"§tudz" wrote in message
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Hi,

I have a bad case of beard alage in my planted tank.
I've read on the net it doesn't mean my water is bad, and it says a
SAE
would help, I don't have room for an SAE.

I already have 4 octos and a CAE, would using a chemical algae
killer work?
or would this kill my plants as well?

I've used the bleach method of dipping but it just comes back.

any further help?


§tudz

A product by api called algae fix might work for you (lists black
beard algae), it is supposedly safe for freshwater tanks with plants,
don't know about invertebrates though (i.e. snails), or beneficial
bacteria (filter). One other product by marc weiss called algae magic
should be safe to try, it is 100% organic and will harm no other
organisms in your tank other than algae. Sounds great, haven't tried
any myself (haven't needed to), but keep in mind the experts here
would tell you they (the products) would only turn your tank into a
chemical soup (natural chemicals or not). Good luck and later! P.s. -
I grew a little black beard like algae in one of my tanks because the
lighting at that time was more intense (i.e. the light was 3 or 4
inches away from the plant I was growing, the light came through the
side of my tank (glass side wall), and I have recently moved the
light overhead but further away and the black beard algae gunk has
been going away slowly but surely. Later!

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