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Re: An unwanted guest(blqck beard algae)
Posted: Tue Oct 20, 2015 7:50 pm
by geeth
Hi all,
A quick update,
Flourish excel worked very well and BBA are controlled(i can not see them anymore)
What i did is
Removed as many as i could.
80% water change .
Applied 10 ml flourish excel after water change.
5 ml every day morning.
Mine is a120ltr tank.
Result : BBA turned white and my mollies and algae eaters ate it.
Valisneria melted very badly but i think it will regenerate.
BBA is gone(at least i think so).
Thank you all for the support.
Thanks and Regards.
Arun.
Re: An unwanted guest(blqck beard algae)
Posted: Thu Dec 03, 2015 10:42 am
by Solcielo lawrencia
The BBA will most likely return if you continue to dose CSM+B at suggested levels.
Re: An unwanted guest(blqck beard algae)
Posted: Thu Dec 03, 2015 5:21 pm
by saikumar
you mean iron from CSM enhances BBA growth? dint knew that
Re: RE: Re: An unwanted guest(blqck beard algae)
Posted: Thu Dec 03, 2015 11:37 pm
by geeth
Solcielo lawrencia wrote:The BBA will most likely return if you continue to dose CSM+B at suggested levels.
Hi solcielo,
You are correct, i noticed bba coming back when i stop dosing excel.
But i was able to control the growth.
Any permanent solution for bba?
Thanks and Regards.
Arun.
Re: An unwanted guest(blqck beard algae)
Posted: Fri Dec 04, 2015 5:01 am
by Solcielo lawrencia
saikumar wrote:you mean iron from CSM enhances BBA growth? dint knew that
No, the iron doesn't induce BBA growth. The high concentration of heavy metals causes a toxicity which ultimately results in BBA growing on plants. This is a dosage problem.
Re: RE: Re: An unwanted guest(blqck beard algae)
Posted: Fri Dec 04, 2015 5:02 am
by Solcielo lawrencia
geeth wrote:Solcielo lawrencia wrote:The BBA will most likely return if you continue to dose CSM+B at suggested levels.
Hi solcielo,
You are correct, i noticed bba coming back when i stop dosing excel.
But i was able to control the growth.
Any permanent solution for bba?
Thanks and Regards.
Arun.
You are probably dosing way too much trace elements from CSM+B. It's toxic and causes plant health problems which leads to BBA. Stop dosing traces, do a 100% water change, and then observe the plants.