Complete Guide to Aquarium Algae - How to Identify it and Get Rid of It!

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In this video we take a closer look at the most common types of aquarium algae and how to get rid of it!

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[Laura-edkf]

Razor blades work great but easy to scratch even glass tanks. Don’t be cheap: swap them out. Old credit cards/health ins. cards work very well too esp. on acrylic tanks.

[Jennifer-nzss]

While watching this video I feel i might have algae on myself. Gonna check to see what kind! 😆

[debbieakelly]

My albino Bristle Nose keep my tank clean ❤
Thanks Jason & Jo Anna ❤

[mastergxp]

Really informative video i had my fair share of battles of all type of algae Also wanted to say thank you for making the fish hobby fun and educational and also for the shirt i got signed by you and your wife on the side note the Rainbow Fish i got from you are my favorite fish in my planted tank super stunning and fun to watch thank you agian for the great work and education you show us fish keepers!!

[cherylbelott]

👍🏻 I was in the zone yesterday. I spent the afternoon addressing BBA and string algae on 2 of my tanks. Scraping, gravel vac/water change, some plant removal, hydrogen peroxide and adjusting my light.🤞🏻

[popculture]

BBA has killed so many of my plants over the years that I was ready to give up on aquariums for good. It would just cover the leaves and smother them, whether it was slow-growing anubius or fast-growing stem plants or vallisneria. The BBA would kill them all. I've learned a lot about algae the hard way. The long and short of it is this... plants in distress release hormones which promote algae growth. Plants under attack by BBA release more of these hormones, and pretty soon your plants will be overwhelmed. The answer, however, is incredibly simple and cheap. 3% Hydrogen Peroxide squirted onto affected affected plant leaves or surfaces with pipette or syringe. I dose my 29 gallon twice a week with a shot glass of it. No need to turn off the lights or the filter with a small dose like that. It is 100% safe for fish, plants, shrimp and snails. The BBA starts to bubble immediately on dosing, producing bubbles of pure oxygen that your animals will love. The BBA then turns pink and dies allowing your clean up crew to devour it. After doing this for a few months now, I have no BBA in my tank. None. All the plants, substrate, and hardscape are algae-free. It's just a no-brainer and I wish someone had told me about it a long time ago.

[michellejadin]

I have some of that green filament algae growing on my driftwood. I personally think it looks rather neat. I do pull some off every once in awhile. The Amano shrimp, young mystery snails & pest snails seem to eat a little of it.

[johnlasco]

This was another great video. It was enjoyable and educational. You really provided an in-depth discussion of how to handle algae. I've been providing less intense light by painting the tank lids (in a dappled light look). I learned a lot again today. Thank you!

[dallasbrat]

Yes I have black beard algae in my 75gal planted tank with simease

[LakeMissoulaAquaticsandPlants]

Skuds are amazing for hair algae removal, problem is they eat Java Moss too.

[davethefishdudesteinbock]

Thanks for the Info Jason! This video would help with so many questions on the Live streams 👍

[angelfishhaven]

Hill Stream loaches also do a good job on brown algae and spot algae

[tracydas]

I grow algae on purpose for my Borneo sucker loaches. They don’t eat any bottom dweller foods, only green algae on glass and large river rocks. Also got some Amano shrimp for the green hair algae.

[chriscyr]

great video, will be sharing as a tool for others thank you

[juliepidd-lvqx]

Thanks for this informative video Jason. 👍

[caverock.]

I really needed this info. Thanks for posting.

[lukeborg]

Thanks Jason for the video!, but what about staghorn algae ?

[jerrygoebel]

I have a 40 gallon community tank that's always grown BBA, and the three Siamese Algae Eaters ignore it. It's growing on some rocks and not on the plants and quite frankly I don't mind the way it looks.

[camdengaliote]

Hi Jason, this is an off topic question, but I am wondering if you have had any experience keeping bichirs with plecos? I’ve read online that sometimes plecos develop a taste for the bichirs’ slime coat and that can lead to the bichir’s death. I have a 4 inch bristlenose pleco with a 10-12 inch delhezi bichir in a 125 gallon tank, and am now a bit concerned for the bichirs well being.