Released on: March 12, 2008, 11:48 pm

Press Release Author: prakash sharma

Industry: Education

Press Release Summary: Eradication of encrusting algae could be done simply by
periodically scraping the sides of the aquarium or scrubbing the rocks. For those
with plastic plants and a completely white gravel bed, the situation could be more
tasking as it would be necessary to bleach the rocks to remove all traces of algae.


Press Release Body:
Eradication of encrusting algae could be done simply by periodically scraping the
sides of the aquarium or scrubbing the rocks.

For those with plastic plants and a completely white gravel bed, the situation could
be more tasking as it would be necessary to bleach the rocks to remove all traces of
algae.

However, if you do this, do make sure that you rinse the gravel thoroughly
afterwards. Bleach is highly toxic, and even small amounts can have a drastic effect
on the aquarium fish.

Since the primary cause of green algae is too much light. The first step in the
treatment schedule should be light reduction then partial water changes and an
adequate stocking with natural aquarium plants. A final treatment with an algae
remedy should ensure that the problem is eradicated and is at least kept at bay for
some time.

One of the factors mentioned above is the use of natural aquatic plants as a means
of algae control. This is really more effective than many people think.

For a start, luxuriant plant growth will filter out some of the light keeping algae
in check. In addition plants absorb a large variety of chemicals from the water,
thereby starving algae of some of their essential nutrients e.g. nitrates (not
nitrites).

Surprising as though it may seem, an adequate plant stocking level is approximately
50 small plants per square root of available space.

The treatment I mentioned is the use of an algaecide. I must stress the word \"use:\"
it is very different to \"abuse\"!

Yet despite this difference, I know that some people will still persist in pouring
the chemical remedy into their aquarium and expect the problem to disappear
overnight, even though they have done absolutely nothing to alter the conditions in
the tank that brought about the problem in the first place.

The conditions I stated above have to be adhering to for any lasting effect to
occur! Now that we know how to curb the menace of the green algae, in another
article I shall discuss it\'s ugly \"sister\" brown algae (the brown encrusting algae
whose case is the reverse of green algae).


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,prakash sharma