What Causes Black Beard/ Brush Algae and How to Fix it
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- Опубликовано: 27 фев 2024
- Black beard, Black brush or simply BBA is one of the most notorious pests found in planted aquariums. Once you have this algae its very hard to get rid of. There are lots of chemical treatments out there but in most cases they only work as a temporary fix and it will come back.
In this video I go over what causes BBA. We look at a couple examples in my tank and go over some different cues for black beard algae to grow as well as some myths that are commonly spread about what causes BBA.
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Ah grateful for this information. Thank you for the knowledge brother 🎉
Amazing, thanks for sharing your super knowledge and experience Sir👍
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Thank you so much! I really appreciate that it means a lot to me!
Great video. Since I switched to black Java Rock in all my aquascapesI rarely get BBA anymore. I also layer my substrate with it. I have tanks in front of windows that don't get algae. Obviously always a bit but nothing unmanagble.
Definitely worth a try 👍
Good to see you back! Thought maybe the studies (or life in general,) had gotten in the way of your videos.
Don't suffer from BBA in my tank.... yet. Just started with some plants so hopefully now I'm armed with the knowledge to prevent it.
Studies had gotten to me for a while for sure haha. I’ve adjusted a bit so now I’ll hopefully have some time to make more!
Kalem, your studies and your degree are the priority! (PhD????) Take it from me.....I was distracted by other things when I was taking my biochemistry. Don't regret where I ended up, but what was the potential?
I've been just letting huge aquarium lily leaves break down at the front of my tank, then wondering why my sand up there is getting so covered in BBA/diatoms
here in holland Noord brabant, the water is high in SiO2, a very nice source for BBA, tried to lower it with bags in filter, but i also have to change water in my 800litre, (400 liter every 2 weeks) to balance phosphate and nitrate. so i m trying to live with bba
I got BBA after I stopped maintaining my water and filter. No BBA for the first year or so.
Subscribed. Thanks for the info
Thank you very much! 😁
Love you video ❤, I highly recommend 2Hr aquarist APT Fix my tank was cover with bba, with in a week of dosing, bba completely gone.
I’ve heard great things about it! I may have to test it out in the future!
made a huge change in my tank two weeks ago, black beard just entered the building, hope i can still prevent the worst. I might not study biochem, but biotech. still, always nice to get a good explanatory video
Biochem biotech very similar! Took a couple biotech courses during my undergrad! But thank you! I’m glad you found it useful
@MJAquascaping interessante uitleg ivm de connectie tussen bba en plantresten
Дякую 🙏
Гарний контент!👍🏻🔥
Does the decay of driftwood contribute to the increase in organic matter, which in turn increase the bba growth. I find that my driftwood and slow growing plants like Bucephalandra and even some Anubia are more susceptible.
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Great video and knowledge ! Your scapes look so effective...what is the stem plant on the right of your dutch tank ?
I think that one is Ludwigia atlantis
timing couldn't get any perfect, my rotala's lower leaves were bombarded with bba. I find the dirty filter flow and leaves deteriorating to be so true. Bba grew on my rotala's deteriorating leaves as well as the flow where it initially hits. Very informative kalem! thank you!
I’m glad it helped! Your situation should be an easy fix! Trim and replant the tops and remove the bottoms!
The only time I've ever had BBA over the last 10 years is when I either don't do any water changes for weeks or when I use lava rock. One setup had lava rocks as hard scape and one had it in bags under the aqua soil. Since removing lava rock, it's not been back for 3 years.
Why specifically on lava rock?
@@justin94431 I don't really know. I wonder if it absorbs all the nutrients to feed the bba
I'v had it on seriyu stone , I think its related to organics co2 misting and too much or improper flow distribution, I never miss my weekly water changes. Always get it in the way of the outflow and co2 mist.
Great info, thanks! Now that you mention it, I've definitely noticed an increase in BBA when newly added plants start melting back. Also, any idea what species of moss at 5:15?
Yes definitely plants melting will definitely help cause BBA! And that moss is flame moss from tropica I forget the scientific name
This wont be popular opinion but i actually want to grow bba in a bare tank.. but the problem is i do 2x weekly water changes..any tips to cause bba growth?
I also have black seiryu stones and have tons of bba on plants and the rocks. I have a dropchecker that is always lime green, so the CO2 is consistent or the dropchecker can't shot that inconsistence about CO2, and maybe my problem is the seiryu stones?
Could definitely be swings that the drop checker just isn’t catching. I would test your KH the day after your water change and then retest it before you do the next one. Usually with seriyu stone it slowly leaches into the water and at the start of the week you have lots of CO2 and by the end there isn’t much
Do you think using only tissue culture plants could prevent introduction of BBA in the first place?
That’s a great question I’m not exactly sure. Some people think to get it you need to bring it in from somewhere else but I’m not exactly sure. I think it could be possible to start on its own
Don't dirted tanks have high organics?
Depends, I assume if you don’t sift it well it will have a lot of
How's the 40 gal breeder doing?
You’ll have to wait and see 😉it’s up and running recently switched up lots of plants in it
I see BBA also needs light, no light, so shadow sides have no BBA
You can see the back side of his rock has plenty of light but no bba. Back side actually has more light.
I had some but then I got some Florida flagfish and they took it out.
I’ve tried those once but they weren’t able to keep up with it
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