How to grow algae carpet

[goldfishkeeper 0]

Hey guys! Anyone here had success in promoting/growing hair-like algae in their tanks?

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[koko 14,340]

3 hours ago, goldfishkeeper said:

 

Hey guys! Anyone here had success in promoting/growing hair-like algae in their tanks?

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I have in my old pond  

[goldfishkeeper 0]

Did u specifically do anything to grow them? I also have a pond with fair algae growth..some walls have already small hair like algae already..but im trying to do it in my 75 gallon tank.

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[koko 14,340]

9 minutes ago, goldfishkeeper said:

Did u specifically do anything to grow them? I also have a pond with fair algae growth..some walls have already small hair like algae already..but im trying to do it in my 75 gallon tank.

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Lots of light did it for me. I mean sun light. Can you put the tank in a window area  ?

[Goldiegirl 14]

I got hair algae outdoors one summer so thick the fish hardly needed me to feed them. It was like grass on the side of the wall lol.

Never could get it to grow indoors, only the green filmy stuff or brown on a bad day.

[muffluvin 138]

On 2/5/2017 at 3:15 PM, goldfishkeeper said:

 

Hey guys! Anyone here had success in promoting/growing hair-like algae in their tanks?

Sent from my SM-G930F using TapatalkHere's a good read on the topic of growing algae.

 

I read that you need a lot of lighting and a rough surface to grow this kind of algae. I saw a couple of diy algae scubbers where in they use plastic mesh that they roughened up with sand paper.

Below is a good read on the topic of growing algae.

http://www.tropicalfishsite.com/how-to-promote-algae-growth-in-the-home-aquarium/

Edited March 26, 2017 by muffluvin