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Posted 26 October 2006 - 08:33 PM

I know people are always asking about ways to get rid of it, but I like it in some of my tanks. I have one tank near a window that has a nice growth of algae on gthe rocks and glass of about half the tank and I kinda like the way it looks. Anyone see a problem, other than aesthetics, with algae growth in a tank.

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Posted 26 October 2006 - 08:37 PM

my 10 gallon if full of wavey green alage (and to many mts,pond snails and olive nerves for my own good) yeap just don't get fine leafed plants
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Posted 26 October 2006 - 08:46 PM

I have it in my tanks covering the some of the rocks and driftwood. I think it makes the tank look more natural.

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Posted 26 October 2006 - 08:51 PM

Yeah, It definitely looks more natural and it makes my shiners much less jumpy.

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Posted 26 October 2006 - 09:35 PM

in my experiments with high light tanks i have had it grow unchecked, and it was nasty looking, i dont mind some growing on rocks or Dw but when it streams across the tank something needs to be done

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Posted 26 October 2006 - 09:44 PM

I have no issues with algea in any tank, in fact I promote it everywhere I can.
My tanks are really not for show though so aesthetics mean nothing to me. Algea serves several purposes from food to spawning material to Ad Hoc vegetive filteration. I really do not get why so many hate this stuff given how much of a value it can be to an aquarium and the fish being kept.

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Posted 26 October 2006 - 09:50 PM

I too am an algae fan, all I care about is keeping the front glass clear.

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Posted 26 October 2006 - 09:51 PM

I too am an algae fan, all I care about is keeping the front glass clear.


Who needs front glass?
Edit: Pic is of a pupfish breeding tank (Cypinodon macularius)

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Posted 26 October 2006 - 09:53 PM

I clean it off the glass but if it grows on rocks and decor I leave it. I have one tank that grows this thick dark purpleish looking algae and it's actually pretty nice looking. The madtoms hide in it, the sunfish nibble it...very natural looking. I clean it off if it starts to look nasty but it grows back fast. Everytime people see my tanks they say "You need a pleco in there" :roll: . It really pisses me off when people say "Your tank need to be cleaned, it looks filthy" when in reality my tanks are very clean and the algae only helps.

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Posted 27 October 2006 - 08:44 AM

This is a great topic. I'm a bit bi-polar on the algae issue. I have tanks for viewing upstairs and tanks for growth in the basement. Upstairs I try to keep the algae to a minimum on two or more panes of glass but downstairs I let it grow nice and thick on all sides. Every now and then I scrape a little viewing window on the front of the tanks in the basement.

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Posted 27 October 2006 - 09:04 AM

This is a great topic. I'm a bit bi-polar on the algae issue. I have tanks for viewing upstairs and tanks for growth in the basement. Upstairs I try to keep the algae to a minimum on two or more panes of glass but downstairs I let it grow nice and thick on all sides. Every now and then I scrape a little viewing window on the front of the tanks in the basement.


I'm kinda the same way. I have 4 tanks in my guest bedroom/office and I let the algae go in them. The tank in my livingroom and kitchen I tend to keep algae off the glass, well atleast some of the glass. Most people see the algae and think my tank is dirty.
After I made it back to Louisiana after Katrina my tanks had been without power for about a week. One of them had some really cool bluish/bright green velvety growth on some of the wood. I kept it growing for until I swiched the tank to the dark side (non natives) and it was eaten.

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Posted 27 October 2006 - 10:30 AM

Most people see the algae and think my tank is dirty.


This comment always cracks me up.....What does algae growth have to do with being "clean" ? I know of some people that keep their tanks so sparkling clean and sterile that it is enough to make one vomit. Whats interesting about these people is that they always seem to be the same ones asking me "why are my fish not spawning ?" or "why are all my fish dying and the water chemistry won't stay stable ?" Etc.

My reply is always the same: "look at nature then look at your tanks....Nature is not sanitized of every bit of ugliness"

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Posted 27 October 2006 - 10:38 AM

I would love to test the nitrate levels on the tanks from the people that say that your algae tanks are "dirty". Ugly is a matter of opinion. After all Pirate perch are one of my favorite fishes.

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Posted 27 October 2006 - 06:52 PM

I'm not a fan so much. It can cover and kill the plants. Don't mind it on the driftwood, tho.

The bluegreen algae I hate. It grows at amazing speed, and can smother the plants really fast. I always try to nip that in the bud. (dredcon, this is probably what your bluish/bright green velvety stuff was). Easily killed with peroxide.

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Posted 27 October 2006 - 08:45 PM

I let the mollies handle it in my planted tanks.

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Posted 27 October 2006 - 08:59 PM

I let the mollies handle it in my planted tanks.


Yeah, but mollies don't work everywhere. I bet my longear sunnie would enjoy them though!

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Posted 27 October 2006 - 09:33 PM

Hehe, I'll bet. You gotta get some supersize mollies. I am experimenting with Erimyzon tenuis as an algae eater, but its not working out very well at this point.




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