Black beard algae?

[RyanScanner]

I do like the natural almost marine look of BBA left to grow.

 

[flamingice]

Eventually it made it up the back and side glass. Kept the front clear with a razor- blade. View attachment 1556012View attachment 1556013
The plants were eventually overcome as well. I had pics of it but that memory card got corrupt and I lost all the data. The BBA stopped on it's own about three to four inches from the top of the tank. I am thinking the lights were too intense.

Have you considered a siamese algae eater? Many have said they will do the job to clean out BBA especially when the fish is young. It might even look good in your tank!

 

[The Masked Shadow]

I saw your post about the San Diego Zoo, and I wonder if you live in San Diego because my tanks used to have this BBA all the time. Impossible to get rid of. The water of San Diego is prone to diatoms and other algae, is what i was told from an LFS.

 

[Sassafras]

I do exactly what the guy in the video did, H2O2 in a pump spray bottle, to kill off java moss in my 400 gal. system. 90% water change, then spray the background, rocks driftwood with hydrogen peroxide. Like others have said, H2O2 is relatively unstable and wants to lose that extra oxygen atom. It quickly breaks down into water and a free oxygen molecule. It really knocks back everything that is sprayed and I repeat at each water change

I've heard that H2O2 is sometimes used when bagging fish for a long trip, add the right amount and it raises the oxygen level and the fish are able to be in the bag longer. Not recommending anyone try that until you research how much is safe.

 

[Americancichlidsaredabest]

Thank you all for the advice! I tried the peroxide but I don’t think I was able to get enough on there for it to be effective. I ended up finding a glass scraper razor blade that did the job really well.

I saw your post about the San Diego Zoo, and I wonder if you live in San Diego because my tanks used to have this BBA all the time. Impossible to get rid of. The water of San Diego is prone to diatoms and other algae, is what i was told from an LFS.

I live in Colorado not sure what the water is supposed to be like here lol.

I do exactly what the guy in the video did, H2O2 in a pump spray bottle, to kill off java moss in my 400 gal. system. 90% water change, then spray the background, rocks driftwood with hydrogen peroxide. Like others have said, H2O2 is relatively unstable and wants to lose that extra oxygen atom. It quickly breaks down into water and a free oxygen molecule. It really knocks back everything that is sprayed and I repeat at each water change

I've heard that H2O2 is sometimes used when bagging fish for a long trip, add the right amount and it raises the oxygen level and the fish are able to be in the bag longer. Not recommending anyone try that until you research how much is safe.

Thank you for the info! I had no idea it could help with shipping fish. Do you think if I had a squirt bottle it could work better? Or is some algae kind of resistant to it?