What algae am I dealing with how can I control it?

[Greengeek]

I’ve got a weird algae growing in my high tech tank, I’ve tried lowering nutrients, light levels, increase CO2, dosing various different liquid carbon (Easycarbo etc) and it’s not working. It’s not attaching to anything but gets caught in the base of my plants and I keep having to manual remove it every day and it just relentless.

I thought it was a staghorn algae but it’s not, I’ve never come across it before. I’m considering using a algaecide like Easy-Life Algexit. But concerned how that would effect the Riccia, Java, Moss, Blyxa etc.

What it should I try next?

Thanks in advance.

 

[jaypeecee]

I thought it was a staghorn algae but it’s not, I’ve never come across it before.

What it should I try next?

Hi @Greengeek

My first thoughts were that it may be staghorn algae but you have now ruled that out. What made you decide that it wasn't staghorn? You may well be correct. Have you taken a look at the following:

https://www.aquasabi.com/aquascaping-wiki_algae_algae-in-the-aquarium

JPC

 

[dw1305]

Hi all,

I’ve got a weird algae growing in my high tech tank,

I think it is a root.

cheers Darrel

 

[Greengeek]

I’ve been looking for a id all over the web and pretty sure it’s a Cladophora species, def not staghorn as I’ve dealt with that before.

 

[kilnakorr]

If it's not a root as @dw1305 suggests, then it must be Cladophora.

 

[dw1305]

Hi all,

If it's not a root as @dw1305 suggests, then it must be Cladophora.

Better monitor, I think you are right, it is a root with Cladophora on it.

cheers Darrel

 

[jaypeecee]

Hi Folks,

For more information about Cladophora, take a look at this comprehensive resource that I discovered very recently:

http://cfb.unh.edu/phycokey/Choices/Chlorophyceae/filaments/branched/CLADOPHORA/Cladophora_key.html

JPC

EDIT: just noticed that the linked images are not working!

 

[Greengeek]

Thank you, the battle will continue!