FlyingFishKeeper Posted January 21, 2021 Share Posted January 21, 2021 Hi everyone! Just out of curiosity does anyone else think that some types of algae in certain places can look good? I really love this brownish algae on my drift wood, since it makes it look really weathered/seasoned when the tank has only been setup since the first week of January. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OceanTruth Posted January 21, 2021 Share Posted January 21, 2021 I think I agree with that. I only really try to get algae off the plants. Everywhere else I don't touch it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L.W. Wetarm Posted January 21, 2021 Share Posted January 21, 2021 A little green around the edges of the rocks is okay. When I had to trim down my beautiful jungle of Jungle Val because of the long strings of hair algae billowing in the current from it...that was too much. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OceanTruth Posted January 21, 2021 Share Posted January 21, 2021 I feel your pain! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will Billy Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 I found this picture surfing online. Someone used black beard algae on a mask for a kinda cool effect. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Streetwise Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 @FlyingFishKeeper, please let us know when the shrimp arrive on that piece of wood. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrozenFins Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 I like a bit of a brownish algae on wood and rocks but not a lot because too much makes your tank look dirty. I will leave the algae for a little while on the back and side pannels for my pleco, but soon after a week or so I remove it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattyIce Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 kinda lost control of the algae in the early days of this dirted tank, I’ve since removed the algae, but I like how it kind of aquascaped the tank, almost adding an extra layer of hard scape: 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H.K.Luterman Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 I like algae on my rocks and wood, it gives the tank a more natural, settled in kind of look imo. I usually have a million snails and only scrape the front pane of glass. Hair algae, though, I usually do my best to keep under control; I don't like how my fish get "snagged" on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 I always liked this look (from my discus tank): It's just green hair algae, but it was my favorite aquarium plant in the tank. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H.K.Luterman Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 6 hours ago, Daniel said: I always liked this look (from my discus tank): It's just green hair algae, but it was my favorite aquarium plant in the tank. If my hair algae looked like that, I would totally keep it. I love the "muppet fur" look. Unfortunately mine grows like Halloween cobwebs. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlyingFishKeeper Posted January 23, 2021 Author Share Posted January 23, 2021 Agreed with that above, if Cory had mats of that algae like they do java moss I would definitely get it. Also might be a good algae control measure since fight algae with algae? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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