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Message: [QUOTE="jenn., post: 121015, member: 1858"] We found floating barley bails that you can plant plants in, they last 6 months and seem to slow the growth of the sting "ZZ Top" algae but not kill it off :.) You can also introduce a phosphate pad (not sure if this is exactly what it's called) but it is blue and removes the phosphate that the string algae thrives on, that also helped slow the rate. Basically pulling it out, scrubbing it off and keeping lots of plants and algae eaters is the trick. We have algae eaters and a slew of koi and they can't keep up with the growth at all! We have had both a bio falls filter and a mechanical and I didn't see any difference when it comes to string algae, it is like the rain, it will come and go and possibly be a pain in the process :razz: [/QUOTE]