Black Beard Algae

[redemu]

I’ve been struggling with BBA in my planted community tank. I am trying to balance the tank, but I ended up treating the plants with Hydrogen Peroxide in the meantime. All of the BBA is now red, which means it’s dying, correct? Do I need to do anything else at this point? Will it just die off? I have some Amano shrimp, but they haven’t touched it.

Also, is it true that blue lighting promotes algae?

Thanks for your help!

 

 

[Mmiller2001]

45 minutes ago, redemu said:

I’ve been struggling with BBA in my planted community tank. I am trying to balance the tank, but I ended up treating the plants with Hydrogen Peroxide in the meantime. All of the BBA is now red, which means it’s dying, correct? Do I need to do anything else at this point? Will it just die off? I have some Amano shrimp, but they haven’t touched it.

Also, is it true that blue lighting promotes algae?

Thanks for your help!

 

 

Honestly, any light can. Blue light in addition to white lights is where we can run into problems.

Yes, red is good and I'd imagine your amanos will start in on it shortly.

Flourish Excel works well against BBA and is a bit easier to apply, FYI