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  1. I've personally have had good luck using no-planaria without any negative impact to my livestock or plants. I use in my plant quarantine tank for whenever planaria hitch a ride on new plants I've purchased. I personally run an airstone during any sort of treatment or medication as precaution, but YMMV. Hopefully others can chime in with their personal experience.
  2. The blackout method mentioned by Mmiller2001 is simply leaving the light off and covering all sides and top of the tank to block out all light; this includes ambient lighting. People often use cardboard boxes/paper, large trash bag pulled over the tank, etc. Photo-period is referring to how long you leave your aquarium light on for. So the suggestions are either a three day blackout, leaving the light on for 5 hours max per day for a couple weeks, or a combination of both. eg. blackout > 5 hours/day. Without a timer its a bit cumbersome, but sticking to a more consistent lighting period will help with the green water algae and prevent other algae issues in the future.
  3. Have you recently checked your ammonia levels? Elevated ammonia levels combined with too much light is a common cause for this. Although you're doing regular water changes I would also check your filter to see if it needs to be cleaned and see if your substrate need to be vacuumed. If your ammonia levels are good, than the most likely the duration/intensity of your light is the culprit. In addition to the suggested black out, a 5 hour photo-period for a couple weeks also works well.
  4. Are you using co2? I see what looks like micro-bubbles in the photo. High flow, especially where the co2 mist is heavy can trigger BBA. If not using co2, it could also be that your tank has high levels of organic waste and deep clean of your filter, substrate, etc. is in needed.
  5. Last summer I was able to breed a bunch using similar methods mentioned above. In my case I used a small glass container with the spawning mop loosely placed inside. Everyday about an hour after lights on, I would pick out the eggs from the mop and place into a grow out tank. The fry are tiny so if you have some infusoria or green water handy that may help survival rate. Good Luck!
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