Once again, a wonderful episode! Congratulations on a job well done! This Fluval Flex looks quite interesting without the lid! ;) I really like the aquascape inside the aquarium! Congratulations once again!
Thanks so much for the kind comment again @vassetz !! I really appreciate it!! I took the lid off the top so I could use some stronger lights. I'm considering adding a glass lid though to keep the evaporation down.
My snails and otocinclus aren't up to the task of keeping my algae in check, so now I'm leaning towards getting some shrimp and lowering the light levels.
I've never found any critters that work on algae significantly. I feel like getting them early in the game can help keep it in check, but nothing is going to help me eradicate the amount of hair algae that I have in this tank. Hopefully lowering your light levels does the trick!
Great question. There's at least 2 different types of filamentous or hair algae in the tank. I could be wrong, but I don't think that either is Cladophora. It's my understanding that chladophora in the planted tank shows up as a short, tough algae with a bit of a unique odor. These guys passed the sniff test, are pretty long and soft. There's also different types of Cladophora, with the marine varieties being fairly different from my understanding. I believe to properly identify a lot of hair algae you need to look at them under a microscope and expertise. For all intents and purposes, you can treat most hair algae or filamentous algae in the planted tank the same way in terms of removal and prevention.
I have embraced the hair algae in my tank. My guppies and shrimp love it and multiply like crazy.
That's completely fair. It does provide great habitat for breeding critters. Just not in my Stargate tank 😅
Once again, a wonderful episode! Congratulations on a job well done! This Fluval Flex looks quite interesting without the lid! ;) I really like the aquascape inside the aquarium! Congratulations once again!
Thanks so much for the kind comment again @vassetz !! I really appreciate it!! I took the lid off the top so I could use some stronger lights. I'm considering adding a glass lid though to keep the evaporation down.
This is just what I needed! Great content as always. 🎉
Thanks @ElyseMcDonald-ul5ob !! Let me know if you need some help with the algae control 📲
My snails and otocinclus aren't up to the task of keeping my algae in check, so now I'm leaning towards getting some shrimp and lowering the light levels.
I've never found any critters that work on algae significantly. I feel like getting them early in the game can help keep it in check, but nothing is going to help me eradicate the amount of hair algae that I have in this tank. Hopefully lowering your light levels does the trick!
Great explanations!
Thank you, hope it was helpful!
I'm really enjoying your videos, keep it up man
Thanks so much! I appreciate hearing that, and am glad someone's finding my content helpful.
great content, thanks!
Thanks for dropping a comment, Jennifer!
Have you ever dealt with this kind of infestation and managed to get rid of it for good?
Is that tank round at the front?
Yup, that's the Fluval Flex. I guess you could call it a bow front, but it curves from top to bottom rather than side to side.
isn't that cladophora ?
Great question. There's at least 2 different types of filamentous or hair algae in the tank. I could be wrong, but I don't think that either is Cladophora. It's my understanding that chladophora in the planted tank shows up as a short, tough algae with a bit of a unique odor. These guys passed the sniff test, are pretty long and soft. There's also different types of Cladophora, with the marine varieties being fairly different from my understanding.
I believe to properly identify a lot of hair algae you need to look at them under a microscope and expertise. For all intents and purposes, you can treat most hair algae or filamentous algae in the planted tank the same way in terms of removal and prevention.