UNKNOWN ALGAE-"CONCLUDED" THANKS

[parthapratim22]

Dear Members,

In my HC tank I am facing this problem where I am not able to identify the algae.

Some points that I wanted to mention 1)I had BGA with starting of watering in my tank, when I make full the tank I treated with Erythromycin and BGA vanished but from last week I am seeing a transparent light grey color of algae on the 60% of my plant bed. It is like a think transparent cloth on my plants.
2) I thought it might be vanishing phase of BGA algae, but I treated BGA earlier in same method but never seen such stretched cure.

I am following these maintenance:
1)No dosing yet: need to start ASAP
2)Lighting 11pm to 7pm
3)Glut dosing
4)WC: did 70% after the Erythromycin treatment after a week later (yesterday) did again 30% WC.
5)3-4 days back added AC and Ceramic ring in the HOB
6)Filtration: HOB 140l/h after considering media(actual280l/h)
7)A byou mini power head working 24 hours from the beginning.

I want these algae to go within couple of days as I have to start dosing my plants as I want to get a healthy plant bed mid of March, but I am helpless since last week, due to this algae, hope you can help me out.

I know to explain a unknown algae I should give a PICTURE but sorry as I dont have any camera to take a close shot of algae.

[Zakk]

is it like a fine powder that seems to be resting on everything?

[parthapratim22]

is it like a fine powder that seems to be resting on everything?

No no no its like cloth on my plants, its stretched from one plant to another...

[SCORPIO]

Please chek the photo. The algae is not on glass wall. It moves freely in aquarium and can be anchor itself by anything in the aquarium. It looks like as a small piece of cloth.

algae.jpg

[parthapratim22]

its green in the PIC...also this algae will change color??? wish I had that camera atleast things would be easier for me also.

[SCORPIO]

its green in the PIC...also this algae will change color??? wish I had that camera atleast things would be easier for me also.

It is dark green due to my highly photography skills otherwise its color is not dark green.

[parthapratim22]

so whats this algae??? and how to fight with it??? you had in your tank???

[SCORPIO]

so whats this algae??? and how to fight with it??? you had in your tank???

Unfortunately, I have not faced this type of algae ever in my tanks. This photograph is from a friends tank. I am searching an file in my hard disk that have the remedy for this type of algae. After reading, I will post the remedy.

[parthapratim22]

Ok will wait for that. I am happy that atleast now after 15days also plants are fighting for survival and giving pearling every night.

[maaz]

Pratha i think water is not moving from the bottom side..pls use little pressure water flow at bottom of you tank at plant and see what happen..