Nostuc algae in pond?

[Nepen]

I've been seeing this strange, seaweed looking, floating type of algae in one part of my bog for a while now. I've been scooping it up and throw it away, no problem but now it's starting to take over and I have no idea what it is.

The algae is brownish, slimy, clumps, looks like wood ear mushroom, float, and attached to my plants, where that part of the plants dies (looks more like it got dissolved / eaten by the algae). It's in the water (the bog has about 1-2 inches of water over gravel). I googled and seems what close to my mystery algae is Nostuc algae but I only read that nostuc is found on ground.

I'll try to take the picture later today.

What do you think it is and how can I get rid of it.. it's killing my plants....

 

[tbendl]

Omg Nepen that looks awful. I obviously have no idea but hope someone can help you. Have you run a water test lately?

 

[Nepen]

The water test fine. fish are fine.
This algae thing first start from just the base of one of the plant, now it's spreading

 

[MitchM]

Nostoc is a bacteria...?
I'm interested in seeing some pictures too.
We have that stuff on our driveway.

 

[tbendl]

Yikes Nepen, is it too late to pull that plant? Hit it with some hydrogen peroxide and water!
Actually don't since I have no idea what "m talking about... Yikes, I hope someone can help.

 

[Nepen]

@MitchM yea I have no idea how to identify nostoc, it's part of the blue-green algae but that's also a bacteria but still called algae..

 

[Nepen]

Yikes Nepen, is it too late to pull that plant? Hit it with some hydrogen peroxide and water!
Actually don't since I have no idea what "m talking about... Yikes, I hope someone can help.

i've been using sodiem percabonate.. but it didnt effect this thing.... may be I should try hydrogen peroxide!

 

[MitchM]

Nepen, don't try treating it with anything until we can identify it properly.
Cyanobacteria is only referred to as algae because of it's appearance, which doesn't help people when trying to deal with it.

 

[Meyer Jordan]

Photo?

 

[tbendl]

 

[MitchM]

lol

 

[Meyer Jordan]

I meant of the suspected 'Nostoc'!!
I do not see a photo posted by Nepen.

 

[tbendl]

Hehe

 

[MitchM]

This is a picture of what I consider to be nostoc, in our driveway, from a few minutes ago.
I just ignore it.

 

[Nepen]

it's kinda like what Mitch posted but in smaller scale and in the water. I'll post pic when I get home. Sorry i didnt get a chance to take pic this morning.