Re: Blue-green algae

["Cory and Susanne Williamson" <webwill@infinet.net>]

I have the same problem in some of my tanks that have lots of fry in them-
reduce the light level and duration  and step up your water changes for a
while- it will take a couple of weeks.  Also instead if antibiotics for a
dip- just take the plant and rinse them under tapwater- blue green algae
comes off the plants (and everything else) very easily. The bottom line here
is that as long as you have lots of light and nutrients in your tank, blue
green algae (cyanobacteria) will return and flourish- so antibiotics are
only a temporary solution (and not a great one in my humble opinion- we
already have enough antibiotics in our food and bodies from other sources-
we certainly don't need more in our water).

Cheers,

Cory Williamson

----- Original Message -----
From: Fbethea <FRANCINEBETHEA@excite.com>
To: <apisto@majordomo.pobox.com>
Sent: February 16, 2000 7:36 AM
Subject: Re: Blue-green algae


> Thank you.
> Guess I will put up with this tank being the way it is.  It is just that
it
> is the only tank of my 22 that has this problem.  Drives me nuts.
> One thing I did do was take the plants out and dip them in a bucket of
water
> with an antibiotic in it to clean them off.  I replanted them and the
plants
> seem to be fine.
> This particular tank is below a 20 gal and close to the floor making it
> difficult to siphon the gravel.  I also think that the gravel size is to
> large thereby creating pockets for uneaten food and wastes.
>
> Thank you again
> Francine
>
>
> On Tue, 15 Feb 2000 18:59:18 -0800 (PST), apisto@majordomo.pobox.com
wrote:
>
> >  oh yeah....an addendum here....I didn' say why to avoid
> antibiotics....not
> >  only can it kill the bacteria in your filter/and cylcing your tank, but
> it
> >  can create resisitence.
> >
> >  Just my 2 cents worth.
> >
> >  Kathy
> >
> >
> >  On Tue, 15 Feb 2000, Fbethea wrote:
> >
> >  > Hi all,
> >  > I need help.  I have one 10 gal tank that has a clutch of orange
flash
> >  > cacatuoides.  Unfortunantly, this tank has a blue-green bacteria
> plaque.
> >  > The fry were free swimming February 4th.  Will it be safe to treat
this
> tank
> >  > with Maracyn?
> >  >
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