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When feeding the 30 gallon @the office today what should my eyes behold but cyno...on the hornwort that I was just noticing last week was starting to grow. Why hornwort doesnt grow in my tanks is another question entirely.

So blackouts are clearly out of the question. I've started dosing with nitrAtes (I dont know the ammount in the office tanks since my kits are @home but I'll get the numbers tomorrow).

I'll deal with it, I've delt with cyno in every single other tank that I have, well except for the pond, but that's only got a bit of java moss. So my question is...


What's with my water that I end up with cyno so easily!


30 Gallon.
Sand substrate, java moss, java fern, rotala indica, crypts, hornwort. The only thing that's been added in the last few weeks were the crypts, and a few new pieces of java fern, and I know that the fern isnt a fast nitrAte consumer.

I've done about all the research I can on the net, cant' really seem to find all that much.... I can NOT get BGA in this tank!


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"And I said What about Breakfast at Tiffany's"[/font]

Last edited by Babelfish at 31-Jan-2005 18:58

I share your pain babel, I'm currently fighting with BGA in my tanks, all three are affected.

Plantbrain seems to have this one covered, But I'm seriously thingking that dosing with KNO3 is going to be the most effective way out, and perhaps some form of phosphate removal.

HTH from the Curarine.

I have fought BGA in the past with erythromycin also sold as Maracyn (Maracyn II). My lfs carried the product and I dosed at the recommended strength.

Prior to treatment I cleaned and vacuumed as much as I could from the aquarium and did a 50% water change, then added the erythromycin. In three days, I did a 50% water change and re-dosed. During the treatment, I monitored ammonia and nitrites but I did not experience any problems. However, I did have a bottle of AmmoLock and Prime at the ready.

Since treatment with erythromycin, the problem has not recurred.

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"To steal ideas from one person is plagiarism; to steal from many is research."
researched from Steven Wright

I'm sorry to hear about this, Babel. I too know the pain of reoccuring BGA. You think you have it beat, then all of the sudden BOOM! there it is. I don't know what else to tell you besides maybe keeping the drug option open. I got all of my "natural cure" advice from you and plantbrain, so there's nothing I could tell you that you don't already know. Maybe it's something that you have to live with every few months, like a cold....

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Back in the saddle!

Hi,
Since this is just beginning, you can kill the few spots
with the direct application of hydrogen peroxide. Get a
syringe someplace, and fill it with the peroxide, turn off
anything that provides current, and then stick the syringe
and ur hand into the tank and squirt the peroxide on the
algae spots. Do it everywhere you see the dreaded stuff.

Go to this link http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/bacteria/cyanofr.html

and read the various tabs at the top of the page.
The section on "life history and ecology" is interesting.
In it, it mentions "Spirulina". The first, and only time
I had an outbreak of this stuff, was when I was feeding
fish food (wafers) that contained Spirulina to some
fish who were herbivores.
When I made the connection, I threw the food away and
over time and dozens of water changes, was able to
right the wrong. Glance at the ingredients of the fish
food, and see if you arn't feeding algae to the fish.

Frank


-->>> The Confidence of Amateurs, is the Envy of Professionals <<<--

Thanks for the words everyone (*pauses in pulling out hair to put on rust proof battle armor*). And thanks for that site Frank, I hadnt' found that one yet!

Closer inspection this morning made the cobwebs look darker than the cyno I've previously had experience with, I tried to get a pic but once out of the tank it of course didnt look the same :%). Might try for another one later today.

NitrAtes were 10ppm @time of water change. I've added some PKNO3 solution and phosguard with the water change.

^_^"And I said What about Breakfast at Tiffany's"

Babelfish attached this image:

hmmm,looks like the beginnings of bga.

I've noticed in my tank that the sheet of BGA that was growing on the rear glass has since literally curled up and died!

The sheet looks like it's been rolled up and is now hanging on by a thread!

HUZAAH to the KNO3!

hmmmm sorry but... what's PKNO3 and KNO3??

I knew it!!! remember when i firt had the BBA outbreak? that i thought it had to do witht he waffers? well i just looked at the info and it does contains spirulina and other algaes!!!]:|

Last edited by Falstaf at 03-Feb-2005 22:36

Um, Babel, I hope you're not adding PKNO3 and just KNO3 as you're adding phosphate for the phosgaurd to remove!
HAHAHA

Btw all my food has sprinula, but I don't think that's the reason for it, I'd say it may be a catalyst for an bloom but not the reason for the bloom.

FYI KNO3 potassium Nitrate.