Fighting Brown Algae with Erythromycin

It has recently been discovered that the brown algae that every one has been battling in DWC is actually  a cyanobacteria known as Blue-green Algae. This particular strain of cyanobacteria is chlorine resistant and H2O2 resistant. It can grow in cold and warm water, oxygen enriched or stagnant water. It starts off as a gelatinous slime and progresses into brown dead roots in a matter of days. Growers have been struggling with this for several  years blaming it on a number of sources, I have heard people say that hygrozyme, kelp products or roots excelurator might be the cause. Some say stay away from organics and keep a sterile res. But no one really knew until recently. I know guys that have followed the fully synthetic with a sterile res and still have the slime form. Cyanobacteria can be found in almost every terrestrial and aquatic habitat where light is available, from oceans to fresh water to bare rock to soil. They can occur as planktonic cells or form phototrophic biofilms in fresh water and marine environments, they occur in damp soil, or even on temporarily moistened rocks in deserts. A few are endosymbionts in lichens, plants, various protists, or sponges and provide energy for the host. Some live in the fur of sloths, providing a form of camouflage. Aquatic cyanobacteria are probably best known for their extensive and highly visible blooms that can form in both freshwater and the marine environment. They can have the appearance of blue-green paint or scum. The association of toxicity with such blooms has frequently led to the closure of recreational waters when blooms are observed. Marine bacteriophages are a significant parasite of unicellular marine cyanobacteria. When they infect cells, they lyse them, releasing more phages into the water

Well it looks like there may be some hope.This algae is a fairly common occurrence in aquariums that have plants in them. It also cures many bacterial based diseases that fish can get like tail rot and mouth fungus. Fortunately pet stores have a solution Erythromycin at 2.5 mg a liter and say good by to Brown algae. Erythromycin is a macrolide antibiotic that has an antimicrobial spectrum similar to or slightly wider than that of penicillin, and is often used for people who have an allergy to penicillin. http://bit.ly/trZct4