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.
An unwanted guest(blqck beard algae)
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Re: An unwanted guest(blqck beard algae)
The BBA will most likely return if you continue to dose CSM+B at suggested levels.
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you mean iron from CSM enhances BBA growth? dint knew that
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Hi solcielo,Solcielo lawrencia wrote:The BBA will most likely return if you continue to dose CSM+B at suggested levels.
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.
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Re: An unwanted guest(blqck beard algae)
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.saikumar wrote:you mean iron from CSM enhances BBA growth? dint knew that
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Re: RE: Re: An unwanted guest(blqck beard algae)
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.geeth wrote:Hi solcielo,Solcielo lawrencia wrote:The BBA will most likely return if you continue to dose CSM+B at suggested levels.
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.