Re: [GSAS-Member] Algae control

["A JACOBSON" <amjacobson52@msn.com>]

Shortly after the plant auction I was setting up a 55 gallon tank and 
cannibalizing plants from my other tanks to fill it.  Sure enough, the tank I 
took the most plants out of suddenly was being overwhelmed by several types of 
algae.  I immediately crammed in a bunch more plants and tossed in a baby SAE.  
The increased plant load stopped the algae spread in its tracks, and now the 
baby SAE, the 5 otos, the large SAE, and the snails I no longer bother, are 
slowly cleaning the algae from the plants -- I'm also snipping off leaves that 
are completely algae-covered, so they can concentrate on only partially covered 
leaves.  And it seems to be working.

I bought a 30 gallon long tank a couple of months ago from someone who had let 
it go downhill.  It had two beautiful pieces of bogwood covered with a dwarf 
java fern, but every leaf was black from algae.  Same with the anubias and the 
sag, and the glass of the aquarium itself.  Did the same thing.  Cut off the 
worst leaves (and every time I go in there I trim a little more, giving the new 
leaves a chance to grow), tossed in 2 SAE, and added a field of crypts that I 
bought for that purpose at the plant auction.  It's not quite there yet (crypts 
are still looking pretty forlorn), but it is SOOO much better.  A few apple 
snails are surviving, despite the loaches (maybe there are too big for the 
loaches?) and they are going a yoeman's job of clearing off the remaining black 
on the leaves.

Anita
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  From: welenofsky@comcast.net<mailto:welenofsky@comcast.net> 
  To: GSAS Member<mailto:gsas-member@thekrib.com> 
  Sent: Wednesday, March 16, 2005 6:56 AM
  Subject: [GSAS-Member] Algae control


  Since the plant auction, I've had all different types of algae plaguing my 
tank. What kinds of fish besides SAE will help control it? Where can I get 
these fish locally? Does anyone have any SAE or other algae-eating fish they 
don't want anymore? I have discus in the tank. I may just take it down and 
bleach the plants and/or strip the leaves off.

  Susan
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