How to remove blue green algae (Cyanobacteria) of your aquarium

[king_acuarios]

Hi! I was recommended to using glutaraldehyde for algae and this has gone very well in one of my aquariums. The treatment consists of using 5 ml of glutaraldehyde per 10 gallons of aquarium water at night for a period of two weeks. The glutaraldehyde that can be used is the medicinal one, or also come products specifically for freshwater aquariums that containing it, as is Seachem Flourish Excel and Api CO2 Booster, this last is the one I'm using. I've been one weeks already using it and the difference was really amazing. The glutaral, in addition to eliminate any type of algae including those you have in your aquarium, also provides CO2 to your plants. Please note, that there is one product of glutaral used as an industrial disinfectant, this can not be used for aquariums because that would kill the fish. This type comes mixed with other chemicals and detergents that affect to much the fish. Please don't use that kind of glutaral. If you want, you can find out more info about the glutaraldehyde on the internet but I really told you everything you need to know. Thanks for your attention guys, have a nice day! I forgot something! If you buy in a pharmacy, it has to be glutaraldehyde of 2%, no more please. There is one that came from 50% for example, that would kill the fish because it is too much amount, so it's better to buy the Seachem flourish excel or Api Co2 booster to secure that it safe to fish and invertebrates for freshwater aquariums. Thanks for read my post. Here I upload two videos of my tank, in this videos I want to show you it before and after the treatment. Regards.

Before use the treatment with glutaraldehyde:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1CeXRA1GKTk

After one week using the glutaraldehyde on my tank:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=66-pk5P3mpU




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[dprais1]

The best ever write up and treatment on algae http://www.plantedtank.net/forums/sh...d.php?t=203684

and I have tried it and it works just as described.
this was on a rainbowfish tank not discus.

[bluelagoon]

I had used that stuff many years ago for algaecide and CO2 replacement for a planted SA community.After about six months of using the stuff,I had noticed that some of the more delicate fish like wild blue rams and cardinals started developing small tumors.I stopped using it for that reason.Not sure if that was my problem or not but when I stopped and introduced some new fish it don't happen to those ones.When I have algae I want to get rid of,I just cover and darken the tank for 3 days with total black out and viola the algae is all gone.It takes a few days after that for the hair/beard algae to be gone.It also works with the cyanobacteria in your case.That was my long term experience.