eatyourpeas Posted June 18, 2022 Author Share Posted June 18, 2022 This was last night's feast for the White Clouds! Another serving went to the gobies in the PSB. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobbit Posted June 27, 2022 Share Posted June 27, 2022 @eatyourpeas if you need to re-seed your tank I can mail you some! Mine seems shorter than what you’re going for, though. Mine’s just this squat black fuzz. It LOVES my driftwood but is also happily growing on glass, plastic, and plants. 🙃 It’s a tank that gets Easy Green but generally has almost 0 nitrates. Maybe part of the trick is to have algae eaters that eat the other kinds of algae? I’ve got two otos, two plecos, and a couple ramshorn snails that the loaches haven’t eaten yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eatyourpeas Posted June 28, 2022 Author Share Posted June 28, 2022 Thank you, @Hobbit! I have tried all sort of BBA and it just does not want to grow for me. In any of my tanks! As an experiment, I put some in the Pygmy corydoras tank, but Elmer (CAE) ate all of it in less than a day. He is becoming a big boy! I can give up. Some experiments succeed, some fail. Moving on, so I’ll focus on keeping the WCMM happy. 😄 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobbit Posted June 28, 2022 Share Posted June 28, 2022 Ohhh maybe I need to borrow a CAE... 🤔 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OnlyGenusCaps Posted July 2, 2022 Share Posted July 2, 2022 On 6/28/2022 at 10:50 AM, eatyourpeas said: I can give up. Some experiments succeed, some fail. Moving on, so I’ll focus on keeping the WCMM happy. 😄 On to greener algal pastures. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eatyourpeas Posted July 3, 2022 Author Share Posted July 3, 2022 On 6/28/2022 at 1:54 PM, Hobbit said: Ohhh maybe I need to borrow a CAE... 🤔 And he is such a puppy! Always coming to the front of the tank to say hello and wiggle his tail! 😍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Aqua Man Posted July 5, 2022 Share Posted July 5, 2022 Hi @eatyourpeas, have you made progress on this tank style! I love the idea of making a BBA focused tank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eatyourpeas Posted July 5, 2022 Author Share Posted July 5, 2022 On 7/5/2022 at 8:17 AM, Mr Aqua Man said: Hi @eatyourpeas, have you made progress on this tank style! I love the idea of making a BBA focused tank. Nope. Unfortunately BBA will not grow for me. Will probably take the tank down and move the WCMMs to another tank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Aqua Man Posted July 5, 2022 Share Posted July 5, 2022 Nice attempt at trying! I have BBA growing in my tank but I have it under control. It's funny when you want to grow it, it's hard to, and when you don't want to, it may grow. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BradfordAquatics Posted July 24, 2022 Share Posted July 24, 2022 I figured y’all would appreciate this black beard algae tree in a tank at my lfs 5 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eatyourpeas Posted August 5, 2022 Author Share Posted August 5, 2022 Success! I now have a nice batch of BBA growing, but in the wrong tank! 🤪 I will rearrange things and make it work. It took off during the really high temperatures, so maybe that was a factor since I was trying to grow it with the WCMM and that tank was at 60F. My other tanks stay at 74F except this past two weeks when the tank water soared to 82F No AC in the PNW! 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OnlyGenusCaps Posted August 5, 2022 Share Posted August 5, 2022 See, you just had to stop trying (and let climate change help you along a little, I guess)! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lefty o Posted August 5, 2022 Share Posted August 5, 2022 On 8/5/2022 at 10:33 AM, eatyourpeas said: Success! I now have a nice batch of BBA growing, but in the wrong tank! 🤪 I will rearrange things and make it work. It took off during the really high temperatures, so maybe that was a factor since I was trying to grow it with the WCMM and that tank was at 60F. My other tanks stay at 74F except this past two weeks when the tank water soared to 82F No AC in the PNW! it figures, you got it, but not where you wanted.😜 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eatyourpeas Posted August 6, 2022 Author Share Posted August 6, 2022 On 8/5/2022 at 3:14 PM, lefty o said: it figures, you got it, but not where you wanted.😜 Indeed! But I am flexible and can now make it the right place. I am seriously considering having most of my tanks be algae tanks. Big mind shift, but I am open to adventure. 😎 On 8/5/2022 at 2:41 PM, OnlyGenusCaps said: See, you just had to stop trying (and let climate change help you along a little, I guess)! It is indeed curious how it never occurred to me that temperature could be a factor. Now, of course that means they may all die as soon we go to our usual temperatures because we like our house on the cooler side, around 64F in the winter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobbit Posted August 6, 2022 Share Posted August 6, 2022 On 8/6/2022 at 12:27 PM, eatyourpeas said: It is indeed curious how it never occurred to me that temperature could be a factor. Now, of course that means they may all die as soon we go to our usual temperatures because we like our house on the cooler side, around 64F in the winter. You know, the tank where I have a BBA problem is my warmest tank (80 F). Hmmmmmmmmmm… 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beardedbillygoat1975 Posted August 6, 2022 Share Posted August 6, 2022 I’ve learned a lot about algae through reverse engineering this process. Always a fun read @eatyourpeas! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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