Re: [GSAS-Member] Blue-Green Algae

[Scott Frayo <ronscottf@hotmail.com>]

Honestly, the best treatment that I ever found for blue-green algae is.....lack 
of light.  Blue green algae is a very simplistic organism.  Deprive it of light 
and it dies away rather quickly.  I have a 150g tank and it's just not 
realistic to chemically treat my tank for many things.  So the guys at the Fish 
Store would tell me to completely cover my tank so as NO light could get in.  I 
did this using a couple of my wife's comforters (she, thankfully, was 
supportive).  Leave your tank covered for about 4-5 days (no feeding...your 
fish will be dormant anyway) and uncover.  This usually does the trick.  Or at 
least it takes the algae back to very controllable levels.  Good luck.
-----Scott

R. Scott Frayo Insular Species Conservation Society (ISCS) Board of Trustees, 
Scientific Committee Chairperson www.iscsgroup.org 

Pacific Northwest Herpetological Society 2006 President, 2008 President 
www.pnwhs.org



> Date: Sat, 28 Mar 2009 23:18:44 -0700
> From: Jesse.Doerr@fei.com
> To: gsas-member@thekrib.com
> Subject: [GSAS-Member] Blue-Green Algae
> 
> So I've returned from the road to find my tank being taken over by more and 
> more of a lovely blue-green algae slime.  Does anyone know where I can get 
> some erythromycin locally?  Is it sold under any brand-names? 
> 
> I'm going to have to make some other changes in the tank as well, but I need 
> to take some drastic action.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Jesse Doerr

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