Tetra AlgoStop, anyone used?

[BuHg3oP]

HI
After battling brown slime (battle was lost ) on plants, rocks and walls I came across Tetra AlgoStop depot. I was told thet I can't use it if I have prawns in the tank.
Has anyone had any experience with axolotls? Is it ok to use it?
Thanks.

 

[Kaysie]

If you can't use it with prawns, it's probably not amphibian safe.

Regardless, brown algae isn't actually algae, but diatoms. Algae medication won't have any impact.

 

[Jennewt]

For how long did this battle go on? It often takes about 3 months until a new tank achieves a "balance". During that period, there can be massive overgrowth of certain things, especially brown algae. During this time, it's ugly, but if you can "ride it out", the tank will eventually not have brown algae at all. I have seen this happen many times. It's very frustrating, but things do get better.

Fish products are not normally tested on amphibians, and they never list the actual ingredients. Thus, I don't think anyone can give an accurate answer to your question. The other problem is that products that kill algae may not have any effect on brown algae. As Kaysie mentions, brown algae are diatoms, which are very different from green algae. So my advice is that it isn't worth the risk, but of course you have to make your own judgement.

 

[BuHg3oP]

Thank you very much for the answers. I have been running this aquarium for around 4 months, always cleaning what was brown, but lately it started to overgrow and now rocks, plants and sidewalls are covered ground substrate is not though ... don't really know how to fight it :/

 

[Kaysie]

Scrub it occasionally and reduce the amount of light the tank gets.

I've always had a little bit of brown algae in my tanks. It's just a fact of life. Sometimes it blooms up if I move the tank, then it'll die down for a while.

 

[Jennewt]

How much water do you change every week? Have you tested for nitrate? It might also help to leave some of it to grow; just clean it from the glass and other places where it looks especially bad.

 

[BuHg3oP]

I have a 200 l tank for 2 axolotls, so they have a lot of space and clean water. I do 1/3 (70l) change every week with Aquarium Munster chemistry: Stress Protect, Conditioner and Nitrigon 2 dosages. Water parameters are ideal, just temp of 20-21, so ... slightly warmer than I would like to. But I'll buy a fan later for a bit more effective evapouration.
Yes, I do have a lot of vegetation (plants, rocks and stuff), so I have quite a lot of light (ofc with paces to hide from it for the guys) ... well, I suppose it's just usual cleaning for me