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riftlakes · 10-29-2009, 04:32 PM

I would suggest increasing you light on the tank.. most brown and red algae succumb in high lights.. ( I know most brown and red algae are not algae at all but for this discussion the word works.. lol)

you can so some spot treatment as well.. by using a pipette dropper and some hydrogen peroxide from the drugstore... squirt it directly on the algae in small sections and it should bubble for you.. that is doing some damage to it.. this is a start and should show you a great improvement fairly fast...

do some tests on your water before it hits the tank... check nitrates esp.

water changes would be a good thing but-- BUT make sure your water is not adding nutrients to the tank instead of diluting them out...

Ken

10-29-2009, 04:32 PM	#3 (permalink)
riftlakes Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 10 Name: Ken Location: Red Level , AL Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Welcome to Aquarium Forum" 0 Times Said "Thanks" 0 Times Was Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Re: New Alagee occurs in Malawi Tank?. I would suggest increasing you light on the tank.. most brown and red algae succumb in high lights.. ( I know most brown and red algae are not algae at all but for this discussion the word works.. lol) you can so some spot treatment as well.. by using a pipette dropper and some hydrogen peroxide from the drugstore... squirt it directly on the algae in small sections and it should bubble for you.. that is doing some damage to it.. this is a start and should show you a great improvement fairly fast... do some tests on your water before it hits the tank... check nitrates esp. water changes would be a good thing but-- BUT make sure your water is not adding nutrients to the tank instead of diluting them out... Ken __________________ 176+ tanks w/ cichlids, annual killi, rainbows, wild strain livebearers, natives, Bettas, planted tanks, etc.