The Puffer Forum

A couple of my plants have a lot of hair algae. I don't know what to do. Will a blackout help?

I posted this for someone else in another thread, maybe it'll help you:

"Although I don't know exactly what that algae is, I do know that getting rid of any kind of algae involves nutrient control. Try being less generous with feedings, upping some water changes, or altering the photo-period (although you don't want to kill your plants). IMO adding molly's or any other fish would only increase your bio-load, making matters worse...good luck! "

PP suggested this link too:
http://www.wetwebmedia.com/algaeconMar.htm