Re: [GSAS-Member] Blue-Green Algae: Recap

["Paul M. Wallace" <pwallace@u.washington.edu>]

Jesse:

For what it is worth, My first batch was brand X from the Fish Store in pill 
form which worked great (ie nuke the tank, wait until gone, reseed with dirty 
filter from other tank).  When I ran out I got the more conventional Maracyn.  
The new packets are annoying and take many more to do the job.  YMMV

-Paul

On Mon, 6 Apr 2009, Doerr, Jesse wrote:

> So I'm on the other end of my blackout period.  I have to say that it did 
> seem to work at first, but not a really huge success in the end.
>
> I have read that this bacteria can be caused by a variety of things 
> including: wrong color light, not enough O2, buildup of organic material, low 
> water flow. So, before I blacked out the tank I gave everything a good scrub 
> and water change, cleaned all the filters, and vacuumed the gravel.  Then I 
> added a secondary HOB filter for better water flow and turned up the 
> air-stone in the sponge filter.
>
> After 3 days of dark in the tank 95% of the slime had turned brown and "dry". 
>  There was still just a little bit on the tips of the plants that looked 
> green, but everything else was flaking off the plants and walls.
>
> It's been about 5 days now since then, and it's starting to come back.  The 
> sponge filter is covered by green again, and I'm getting patches growing in 
> the plants on the top.  So, I think now it's finally time for a dose of 
> antibiotics.  Can anybody recommend a source?  I suppose I could just order 
> from the pharmacy online that supplies all the Viagra... but somewhere local 
> would be better.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Jesse
>


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