Hello,
I have green algaes on the glas that looks like Green Dust algae.
The algae also is on the surface of the water. After using the mikroskop I identify the algae as a Volvox (Chlamydomas (reinhartii) - well, but is this at last the same like "Green dust algae"?
The tank (0.6gal / 2.5L) is new (ca. 6weeks old):
PH 6.5
KH 3
PO4 2mg
N 20mg
FE 0.2mg
Co2 injection
The Plants (Elatine hydropiper, Elatine Triandra, Rotalla/Blyxia) are growing fine and this dust algae appears after cutting all the plants. And the algae is really very annyoing, cleaning the glas didn´t help - it seems like the algae "swims" and will find the way back.
I m sure UVC can kill it, but the tank (0.6gal / 2.5L) is too tiny for any filtering.
So, how to get rid off it?
Can "Aspirin" kill it -or- are perhaps Daphnia a working solution?
(I putted some snails in the tank, but it looks like they only eat the algae on the glass but not from the water surface)
thx Peter
I have green algaes on the glas that looks like Green Dust algae.
The algae also is on the surface of the water. After using the mikroskop I identify the algae as a Volvox (Chlamydomas (reinhartii) - well, but is this at last the same like "Green dust algae"?
The tank (0.6gal / 2.5L) is new (ca. 6weeks old):
PH 6.5
KH 3
PO4 2mg
N 20mg
FE 0.2mg
Co2 injection
The Plants (Elatine hydropiper, Elatine Triandra, Rotalla/Blyxia) are growing fine and this dust algae appears after cutting all the plants. And the algae is really very annyoing, cleaning the glas didn´t help - it seems like the algae "swims" and will find the way back.
I m sure UVC can kill it, but the tank (0.6gal / 2.5L) is too tiny for any filtering.
So, how to get rid off it?
Can "Aspirin" kill it -or- are perhaps Daphnia a working solution?
(I putted some snails in the tank, but it looks like they only eat the algae on the glass but not from the water surface)
thx Peter
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