{"id":78,"date":"2008-02-29T16:16:18","date_gmt":"2008-02-29T20:16:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gwapa.org\/wordpress\/?page_id=78"},"modified":"2013-04-09T07:03:57","modified_gmt":"2013-04-09T11:03:57","slug":"algae-in-the-planted-aquarium","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/gwapa.org\/wordpress\/articles\/algae-in-the-planted-aquarium\/","title":{"rendered":"Algae in the Planted Aquarium"},"content":{"rendered":"

Assembled by Kris Weinhold<\/em><\/p>\n

Table of Contents<\/h3>\n

Introduction<\/a>
\nBlack Brush\/Beard (Rhodophyta)<\/em><\/a>
\nBrown Algae (Diatoms<\/em>)<\/a>
\nBlue Green (Cyanobacteria<\/em>)<\/a>
\nCladophora<\/a>
\nFuzz Algae<\/a>
\nGreen Dust Algae (GDA)<\/a>
\nGreen Spot (Choleochaete orbicularis<\/em>)<\/a>
\nGreen Water (Euglaena<\/em>)<\/a>
\nHair\/Thread Algae<\/a>
\nStaghorn (Compsopogon sp.)<\/a><\/p>\n

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Introduction<\/h3>\n

Every aquarium keeper has likely had to deal with an algae problem. In a planted aquarium, an even more complex set of variables can easily go out of whack, and end in a sad algae state. I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve combined information from a few different websites, added some personal experience, and have hopefully assembled a complete reference for the most common types of algae seen in the planted aquarium, along with their causes and cures.<\/p>\n

<\/a>Black Brush\/Beard (Rhodophyta)<\/em><\/h3>\n

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Black brush, or BBA, <\/em>algae can be one of a number of specific genera of \u00e2\u20ac\u0153red\u00e2\u20ac\u009d algae in the Rhodophyta<\/em> family. Most of the algae in this family are actually marine, but a few freshwater species exist that particularly target our planted aquariums. This algae may be black, brown, red, or green in coloration, and can quickly coat your plants and hardscape if not kept in check.<\/p>\n

Cause:<\/strong><\/p>\n