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dan76 Big Fish Always Reading Posts Posts: 343 Registered: 08-Jul-2003	i have a tank that is overrun with brush algae , so i bought azoo brush magic to clear it up. it says on the bottle that treatment takes two weeks so i will post pics of how it works , here are some before pics to start off brush magic *Attached Image:* OH TOLEEDY!
Posted 08-Feb-2006 12:06
dan76 Big Fish Always Reading Posts Posts: 343 Registered: 08-Jul-2003	full tank shot( 422) *Attached Image:* OH TOLEEDY!
Posted 08-Feb-2006 12:07
dan76 Big Fish Always Reading Posts Posts: 343 Registered: 08-Jul-2003	back wall of tank *Attached Image:* OH TOLEEDY!
Posted 08-Feb-2006 12:08
dan76 Big Fish Always Reading Posts Posts: 343 Registered: 08-Jul-2003	annubias on driftwood *Attached Image:* OH TOLEEDY!
Posted 08-Feb-2006 12:09
dan76 Big Fish Always Reading Posts Posts: 343 Registered: 08-Jul-2003	algae on leaves of crypt *Attached Image:* OH TOLEEDY!
Posted 08-Feb-2006 12:10
bensaf Fish Master Posts: 1978 Kudos: 1315 Registered: 08-Apr-2004	Good God man, that's the worst infestation of brush algae I've ever seen It's so thick it's almost attractive. Looks like black Cambomba - shame it's not green. So, ok you add the algae killer, algae goes away, what you going to do to stop it coming back? And it will come back if the root cause is not corrected. Some days you're the pigeon and some days you're the statue. Remember that age and treachery will always triumph over youth and ability.
Posted 08-Feb-2006 16:01
NowherMan6 Fish Master Posts: 1880 Kudos: 922 Votes: 69 Registered: 21-Jun-2004	It's so thick it's almost attractive That was my first thought, at least the stuff on the back of the tank. If it were green it would look like a moss wall But congrats on growing that fine mat of algae anyway Let us know how the product turns out. As bensaf said it'll come back if you let the tank go again, but it'll be interesting to see how it works none the less. Does it say on the bottle what the inrgedients are? I wonder if it's just bottled CO2... *Back in the saddle!*
Posted 08-Feb-2006 16:49
Bob Wesolowski Mega Fish Posts: 1379 Kudos: 1462 Registered: 14-Oct-2004	Give us a few comments on the eventual impact of the product on your Malaysian trumpet snail (Mts) population. __________ "To steal ideas from one person is plagiarism; to steal from many is research." researched from Steven Wright
Posted 08-Feb-2006 18:11
dan76 Big Fish Always Reading Posts Posts: 343 Registered: 08-Jul-2003	yes the algae is attractive in its own way, you get a lovely rippling effect through the tank. any thoughts from you plant experts what imbalance would cause the algae to reccur, sae do a surprisingly goood job of keeeping the ba under control. i had a filter failure about 6 months ago and all my sae died thats when the ba got out of control. i have never really liked this tank so it gets all the fish that dont fit in with my other tanks thrown in and other than water changes , gravel vac , filter cleaning it doesnt get much mantenance. also i think i must be the only person who really likes mts feel free to flame about being a irrisponsible fish keeper OH TOLEEDY!
Posted 08-Feb-2006 22:07
dan76 Big Fish Always Reading Posts Posts: 343 Registered: 08-Jul-2003	i just found a pic of the tank from last april *Attached Image:* OH TOLEEDY!
Posted 09-Feb-2006 00:25
dan76 Big Fish Always Reading Posts Posts: 343 Registered: 08-Jul-2003	Edited by dan76 checked the bottle and packet, no details on ingredients, i thought it wasnt leagal to sell something without saying what its made of, but a bit of resarch tells me that the main ingredient of this is copper in some form. can anyone tell me if ccopper will have any adverse effects at all? OH TOLEEDY!
Posted 09-Feb-2006 03:10
NowherMan6 Fish Master Posts: 1880 Kudos: 922 Votes: 69 Registered: 21-Jun-2004	copper will kill inverts. you may want to hold off on this if you like your MTS *Back in the saddle!*
Posted 09-Feb-2006 03:28
dan76 Big Fish Always Reading Posts Posts: 343 Registered: 08-Jul-2003	no obvious change yet OH TOLEEDY!
Posted 19-Feb-2006 22:58
ChaosMaximus Enthusiast Posts: 163 Kudos: 39 Votes: 9 Registered: 15-Dec-2005	Hey, I was just wondering if the MTS are considered a good snail type to have or if they are a pest. The algae does look cool though. Chaos __________________________________ - - - Humorous Bit of Wisdom - - -
Posted 19-Feb-2006 23:31
dan76 Big Fish Always Reading Posts Posts: 343 Registered: 08-Jul-2003	they are benefical but they breed like crazy OH TOLEEDY!
Posted 20-Feb-2006 01:42
dan76 Big Fish Always Reading Posts Posts: 343 Registered: 08-Jul-2003	after two weeks i dont think the treatment made much of a difference. pics to follow OH TOLEEDY!
Posted 25-Feb-2006 01:46
lowlight Enthusiast Posts: 166 Kudos: 94 Registered: 03-Apr-2005	Unfortunatly I'm not a premium member yet so I can't show you a pic of my brush algae. I also have MTS in my tank and I like them. The algae doesn't cover the glass but it sure covers everything else. The 2 SAE in the tank do a good job on it and since I've had them the algae is going away slowly but surely. I heard that brush algae feeds off of the silca in the tank and when the silca is gone the algae dies. I also have to clean the filter intakes quite a bit. Do MTS eat brush algae?
Posted 25-Feb-2006 09:12
dan76 Big Fish Always Reading Posts Posts: 343 Registered: 08-Jul-2003	no mts will not eat ba, nor do they eat any plants , they are excellent at turning the subtrate over and getting rid of dietrus OH TOLEEDY!
Posted 26-Feb-2006 01:23
lowlight Enthusiast Posts: 166 Kudos: 94 Registered: 03-Apr-2005	Well then, I guess the 2 SAE I have in my tank are doing a number on the ba. They are kind of chubby.
Posted 26-Feb-2006 08:57
dan76 Big Fish Always Reading Posts Posts: 343 Registered: 08-Jul-2003	the older the sae get the less inclined they will be to eat bba , but i have some at 4in or so and i still see them picking at it OH TOLEEDY!
Posted 26-Feb-2006 09:37
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