Green Carpet Algae

It looks like small bristles in a blue green to black green and can be tough to eradicate if left to grow for too long.

Green carpet algae.

If the algae is particularly bad you may begin referring to it as carpet algae as it is also commonly known particularly if it s beginning to take over or carpet your pond. It is also called slime algae or smear algae which is an appropriate name as it is very slimy and often gives off an unpleasant swampy or fishy odor. Wet and humid conditions can cause algae to spout and spread quickly in an outdoor carpet. Fast spreading this thick green variant covers rocks glass and décor quickly.

Ecoblast granular in combination with powdered sab stream pond cleaner. A severe overgrowth of cyanobacteria can gather into a foamy scum at the surface of the water. Outdoor carpet adds a decorative element to cement porches and patios but the flooring is also affected by weather which could result in algae formation. If this is the case we recommend the use of two tried and true aquascape products.

Thanks for the imfo algae is green not black so maybe its not brush algae did find out one thing fish snails wont eat brush carpet algae found some real siamese algae eaters and they are stripping the leaves of the algae must just have the same growth pattern again thanks for the imfo. Beard algae this is the toughest type and therefore can be the hardest to remove.