How I got rid of problem algae (without using chemicals)

March 15th, 2009 by Katie 
When I first noticed a strange algae on one of my plants, my heart sank! I spent some time trying to work out what type of algae was growing in my tank: fuzz, hair, beard, brush…. The long, fine strands which moved with the water current seemed most likely to be beard algae. Beard algae is an ugly and virulent algae which I really didn’t want in my tank. It had to go! By the time that...