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Re: [GSAS-Member] Blue-Green Algae

To: Greater Seattle Aquarium Society member chat <gsas-member@thekrib.com>
Subject: Re: [GSAS-Member] Blue-Green Algae
From: Laurel Larsen <laurelthequeen@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 29 Mar 2009 19:40:23 -0700

Doran,
In some cases, people have exhausted pretty much every option other  
than tearing the tank apart and running an antibiotic through.  In  
most cases, providing the tank isn't vastly overstocked, the  
nitrifying bacteria bed doesn't sustain much damage if any.  Also, I'm  
sure many of the members have multiple tanks.  Wiping out the entire  
bacterial bed is not an issue as it can easily and quickly be seeded  
with filter media from another tank.  I have successfully used broad  
spectrum antibiotics on a tank with no harmful side affects.
-Laurel

On Mar 29, 2009, at 11:51 AM, Doran Figart wrote:

> No to mention that those broad spectrum antibiotics kill ALL  
> bacteria, even
> the good ones.  To me treating Cyanobacteria with antibiotics and  
> killing
> your nitrifing bacteria as well is like shooting your foot to trim  
> your
> toenails. Yeah it would work, but does alot of collateral damage as  
> well.
> LOL
>
> Doran
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Laurel Larsen" <laurelthequeen@gmail.com>
> To: "Greater Seattle Aquarium Society member chat" <gsas-member@thekrib.com 
> >
> Sent: Sunday, March 29, 2009 11:47 AM
> Subject: Re: [GSAS-Member] Blue-Green Algae
>
>
> Cyanobacteria is a bacteria as well afaik.  According to what I've
> read, people have had success treating with broad spectrum  
> antibiotics.
>
>
> On Mar 29, 2009, at 9:17 AM, Doran Figart wrote:
>
>> Shango,'
>>
>> Hair algae, is a real algae, and there for is much more efficient at
>> using
>> the energy its cloroplasts create.  It would work, but you would
>> loose alot
>> of other things first.
>>
>> Doran
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> To: "Greater Seattle Aquarium Society member chat"
>> <gsas-member@thekrib.com
>>>
>> Sent: Sunday, March 29, 2009 9:14 AM
>> Subject: Re: [GSAS-Member] Blue-Green Algae
>>
>>
>> Will this fix work for all types of algae?  I have had hair algae
>> issues for
>> a long time.
>>
>>
>> On 3/29/09 9:02 AM, "Doran Figart" <defigart2@fishtankpeople.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Cyanobacteria (blue-green slime algae) gets its energy form
>>> cloroplasts
>>> like
>>> plants.  They aren't as efficient at using the energy like plants
>>> are.
>>> You
>>> can kill the marine version with 24-48 hours of dark.
>>>
>>> Doran
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Trish" <snips36@yahoo.com>
>>> To: "Greater Seattle Aquarium Society member chat"
>>> <gsas-member@thekrib.com>
>>> Sent: Sunday, March 29, 2009 8:57 AM
>>> Subject: Re: [GSAS-Member] Blue-Green Algae
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I agree with Scott. I to have found justby turning off the lights,
>>> it will
>>> go away. It may take longer, but it works. But if can cover it all
>>> the
>>> way,
>>> and have it in compelte darkness, thats the best. The fish will be
>>> fine
>>> without food for that short of time. As he said they would be
>>> dormant.
>>> Sleeping more or less. With having larger tanks, you find ways like
>>> this
>>> to
>>> take care of problems.
>>>
>>> Trish
>>>
>>> --- On Sun, 3/29/09, Scott Frayo <ronscottf@hotmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> From: Scott Frayo <ronscottf@hotmail.com>
>>>> Subject: Re: [GSAS-Member] Blue-Green Algae
>>>> To: "GSAS Member list" <gsas-member@thekrib.com>
>>>> Date: Sunday, March 29, 2009, 8:22 AM
>>>>
>>>> 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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>>
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References:
- Re: [GSAS-Member] Blue-Green Algae
  - From: Shango Los <shango@shangolos.com>
- Re: [GSAS-Member] Blue-Green Algae
  - From: "Doran Figart" <defigart2@fishtankpeople.com>
- Re: [GSAS-Member] Blue-Green Algae
  - From: Laurel Larsen <laurelthequeen@gmail.com>
- Re: [GSAS-Member] Blue-Green Algae
  - From: "Doran Figart" <defigart2@fishtankpeople.com>

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