After three weeks of treating the Shrimphaus with Tetra AlguMin in an attempt at chemical control of black beard algae, I can confidently report that monolinuron, the active ingredient in AlguMin, has absolutely no effect whatsoever on black beard algae (BBA, black brush algae). The algae is as healthy and bushy as ever, does not […]
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Black beard algae (BBA, brush algae) used to be a bit of a nuisance in the Fireplace Aquarium, but since switching to a high phosphate, estimative index dosing regimen, BBA and really all forms of algae have been pretty much a non-issue. Tanks need to sort their own equilibrium, and what works for the high-tech CO2-injected […]
Read more →Use of liquid carbon in an aquarium “Liquid CO2” or “liquid carbon” is a liquid (naturally) that is advertised to provide a usable and growth-impactful source of carbon to submerged plants. Although it’s hard to get definitive component analysis, liquid carbon is inevitably either glutaraldehyde, or a derivative form of glutaraldehyde e.g. a cyclised stabilised […]
Read more →I’m giving EasyCarbo a try Mostly I think of “liquid carbon” as off-label algaecide. Since I’m struggling with green spot algae that made me wonder whether it was time to fresh up the liquid carbon approach and try something new…
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