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Posted by John Smith on October 14, 2008, 11:25 am
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> > I had a bad case of carpet algae and the water started to get a green
> > tint and thought I had an algae bloom. I covered the tank completely
> > for 3 days and did a water change - crystal clear for a day or so.
> > Now the cloudiness has turned to more of a milky white (bacterial
> > bloom???).
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> > 54 gallon corner tank
> > 10-20 small-large Julidochromis marlieri
> > 3 Clown Plecos
> > Many caves of slate
> > 30% planted
> > Aquaclear 300 running 2 sponges
> > Tank has been around for 7+ years
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> > 1) I did have to bleach my log to rid of carpet algae, but rinsed very
> > well
> > 2) Rinsed sponges and added a 3rd
> > 3) Feeding sparingly 4-5 times/week
> > 4) All water parameters are 0 - high ph and hardness (thus the reason
> > for cichlids)
> > 5) Recently removed 7 large leilupis
> > 6) Added several new plants
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> > Suggestions?
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> Hi there.
> What you are calling "carpet algae" is actually Cyanobacteria
> (pronounced "SYE - uh- no =A0bacteria) ..aka "Blue green algae".
> It's a bacteria, not algae. You're trying to rid your tank of it by
> treating it as if it were a type of algae.
> You have 3 choices when it comes to cyano.
> Find the source that's feeding and remedy it....or
> Keep doing what you've been doing. Clean it off, and keep it under
> control with weekly water changes....or
> Kill it with erythromycin (brand name Maracyn 1 (not 2).
> Here's the thing. If you kill it with the antibiotic, you may be done.
> However, if there is a source coming into your tank it will be an
> ending battle.
> Our town has "city well" water. One of our wells has cyanobacteria in
> it. I have a constant source of it coming in from my tap.
> It's futile for me to try and kill =A0it with erythro, so my choice is
> to keep it under control. You would never know I have a constant
> battle with cyano from looking at my tanks though. With proper tank
> maintenance you don't end up with it taking over a tank.
> Instead of doing the normal algae cleaning, do it weekly. Yes, I said
> "algae". You clean it off the same as you would algae. A scrubby,
> paper towel and toothbrush work best.
> There aren't any algae eating fish that eat this slime from hell. Can
> you blame them. It's bacteria. Spah-tooey! =A0 ; )
> Also, when you mentioned you "rinsed" your sponges.....was that in tap
> water or a bucket of old tank water?
> If you rinsed them under the tap you most likely killed off too many
> nitrifying bacteria...hence your bacteria bloom later on (white
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You tell him TYNK! Straighen out his act..........
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> tint and thought I had an algae bloom. I covered the tank completely
> for 3 days and did a water change - crystal clear for a day or so.
> Now the cloudiness has turned to more of a milky white (bacterial
> bloom???).
>
> 54 gallon corner tank
> 10-20 small-large Julidochromis marlieri
> 3 Clown Plecos
> Many caves of slate
> 30% planted
> Aquaclear 300 running 2 sponges
> Tank has been around for 7+ years
>
> 1) I did have to bleach my log to rid of carpet algae, but rinsed very
> well
> 2) Rinsed sponges and added a 3rd
> 3) Feeding sparingly 4-5 times/week
> 4) All water parameters are 0 - high ph and hardness (thus the reason
> for cichlids)
> 5) Recently removed 7 large leilupis
> 6) Added several new plants
>
> Suggestions?