Jdogtrainer Posted December 2, 2020 Share Posted December 2, 2020 (edited) My first assumption was hair algea, but it doesn't seem like it. This algea is very brittle and brown - very difficult to clean as it just breaks off. Edited December 2, 2020 by Jdogtrainer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garren Posted December 2, 2020 Share Posted December 2, 2020 (edited) Looks like stagehorn algea. Healthy Staghorn algae is typically a dark gray (almost brown), light gray or white color. Edited December 2, 2020 by Garren B 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jdogtrainer Posted December 2, 2020 Author Share Posted December 2, 2020 8 minutes ago, Garren B said: Looks like stagehorn algea. Healthy Staghorn algae is typically a dark gray (almost brown), light gray or white color. Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josiahfish Posted December 2, 2020 Share Posted December 2, 2020 I just battled stag horn algae. It is hard because not much eats it. I found that cutting back on iron is very helpful. I also cut back on the amount of time I had my lights on. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jdogtrainer Posted December 2, 2020 Author Share Posted December 2, 2020 32 minutes ago, Josiahfish said: I just battled stag horn algae. It is hard because not much eats it. I found that cutting back on iron is very helpful. I also cut back on the amount of time I had my lights on. Thank you for this information! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jdogtrainer Posted December 10, 2020 Author Share Posted December 10, 2020 (edited) Thanks to you guys we are winning the staghorn battle! Edited December 10, 2020 by Jdogtrainer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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