Green beard algae???

[Tommynguyen]

Hi, im just wondering ehat kind of algae this is and how it occurred. Is it an excess of nutrients or light? An is there any effective way to get rid of it? Theres currently 2 shades of it which im assuming are 2 different algae. Any help would be appreciated and thanks in advance. This is my first tank and the parameters are

ph 6.6

Tds 180

Nitrates 0

Nitrites 0

Ammonia 0

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Theres also some white stuff growing on my driftwood shown in the 3rd pic not too sure as to what it is too

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[KeenShrimp]

@Tommynguyen, that looks like cladophora ( some types known as marimo). It is slow growing and might have come from other introduced plants. Other members might know how to better remove it. I keep mine as they take long to grow into a tuft. They are easy to manually remove with a scalpel blade or tweezers ( I harvested some for a Sulawesi tank).

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The lighter colour ones look like BBA...

 

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[Tommynguyen]

@Tommynguyen, that looks like cladophora ( some types known as marimo). It is slow growing and might have come from other introduced plants. Other members might know how to better remove it. I keep mine as they take long to grow into a tuft. They are easy to manually remove with a scalpel blade or tweezers ( I harvested some for a Sulawesi tank).

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The lighter colour ones look like BBA...

 

Darwin Algae Shrimp remove BBA fast!

Ah, is the cladophora a bad sign? Do i need to fix it?

Thanks, kind regards, Tommy

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[KeenShrimp]

Hi @Tommynguyen, I have no idea whether it is a bad sign as I consider small amounts of algae part of the natural ecosystem in a shrimp tank. You can always get a few DAS from Dave at Aquagreen for the BBA type algae as they grow much faster than cladophora and the shrimp are excellent at removing that. Maybe another member can offer more advice?

 

[ageofaquariums]

This is a weird algae, as when theres heaps it can actually look brilliant, a real "fallen tree in the forest covered in moss" type look. But it can be hard to get rid of. You see it a lot in aquariums with very high lighting and not enough CO2.