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Algae is a plant that grows in ponds and water gardens. Learn natural ways to control, treat, and remove pond algae.

Information and tips for eradication of the nuisance algae Bryopsis, indicating high levels of dissolved nutrients in the aquarium.

The term 'algae' covers many different organisms from plant-like seaweeds to unicellular diatoms. This can make an algae definition confusing.

Tropical herbivorous fish play a critical role in both the natural ecosystem and in the aquarium. Learn which ones should be in your aquarium.

Taking steps to prevent algae growth in a fish pond with natural prevention methods helps pond owners avoid all types of algae, including toxic blue-green algae.

How can the world find sustainable, environmentally-friendly sources of biofuel without compromising the food supply? The answer might be found in algae oil farms.

Corals and zooxanthellae algae depend on each other for survival in a symbiotic relationship called mutualism.

Learn how to manage green pond water, the sign of an algal bloom. Use shade and limit nutrients to control pond algae.

Reduce green water! Use an ultraviolet pond filter or clarifier as one part of an algae control plan for a pond.

Hair algae in a tropical marine aquarium require two things: light and food. To get rid of the algae, the aquarist must remove one or both.

Every aquarist must battle green algae growth on the walls of the fish tank. The following article will tell you how to prevent algae from over running your aquarium.

As high fuel prices and political unrest drive research into alternative fuels, filling your gas tank with goo from your fish tank may one day be possible.

Cyanobacteria can be tricky to get rid of, but with these tips you will be sure to beat it with some patience and a little work.

There are several different types of Algae Eaters available for the home aquarist, each with its own unique needs and temperament.

The common algae holds out the promise of becoming a widespread source of green fuel without depleting food stocks.

Algae are a reality in the marine aquarium, but unsightly nuisance algae can drive you nuts. Here are four fishes to fight nuisance marine algae in the saltwater aquarium

Pond algae can be fought in a number of ways, and the sooner you take steps to control algae, the better the chances will be that your pond stays clear all summer long.

Green biofuels produced by clean energy processes are nearly market ready. Green energy algae companies can offer a high growth investment opportunity.

The fate of coral reefs will be decided long before they are wiped out by atmospheric changes.

Solar to chemical energy conversion through algae, soy, and other crops can produce biodiesel. The maximum efficiency of this process can be estimated.

Lichens and mosses played important roles in plant evolution and continue to be essential to the processes of breaking down rock and wood and building soil.

Asterea, Trochus, Cerith, and Nerite snails should be at the core of any saltwater system's clean-up crew.

The blue eye tang is a beautiful, reef-compatible marine fish that, with a little information, is not difficult to keep and will provide years of biological algae control

This tiny algae almost too small to see has some of the highest nutrient and vitamin contents and may help fight a wide range of diseases.

Some hail microalgal food sources as the new superfoods, and claim a variety of health benefits. But what are the realities of using edible phytoplankton as staple diet?

Forests of sea plants crowd around the edges of pools left behind on rocky Pacific shores when the tide is at its lowest.

The rabbitfishes are underappreciated tropical marine aquarium fishes given that they are hardy, disease resistant, and great at controlling nuisance algae.

There are many types of algae

Alternative energy is anything but fossil and nuclear fuel. Which source can most likely replace crude oil on its own: hydroelectric, solar, wind, geothermal, or biomass?

Potentially harmful microorganisms exist in all saltwater systems. A UV sterilizer can help eliminate harmful bacteria, algae spores, and protozoa in a marine system.

Diadema setosum, also known commonly as the Hatpin Urchin or Black Longspine Urchin, is an excellent addition to a mature reef tank.

Just like catfish and algae eaters, the Chinese Emperor Bat Fish sifts through aquarium gravel and eats discarded food and removes algae from plants, rocks and driftwood.

Chlorella is a green algae with many health benefits, including improving the immunity system and removing heavy metals from the blood in a process called chelation.

Found along the coastlines of the North Atlantic and Pacific oceans, dulse (which rhymes with pulse) is an edible seaweed rich in vitamins, minerals, fiber and protein.

Possible harm from sunscreen lotion added to damage done by climate change, overfishing, marine pollution and souvenir collecting as coral reef ecosystem losses continue.

Photosynthesis is a biochemical process necessary for plant life and all other life.

Many a marine aquarist desires to keep beautifully colored, exotic corals in his saltwater aquarium, but doing so requires an understanding of the animal's biology.

Including a mix of janitorial invertebrates in your saltwater aquarium will help you keep your saltwater aquarium clean, the sand bed sparkling, and algae under control.

Gaia theory, elaborated by scientists James Lovelock and Lynn Margulis, holds that earth's biosphere is a living whole--in some ways an organism, or super-organism.

Students use inquiry-based thinking and science process skills to investigate chemical reactions that produce oxygen based on experimental findings and conclusions.

Tridacna gigas, the largest of the giant clams, grows up to 1.2m across, weighs 227kg and lives to around 70 years. Such specimens are now rare except on protected reefs.

Various stress factors can cause corals to lose their algae which destroys the habitat.

Owning a functional fish tank is a rewarding and relaxing experience. However, it requires diligent and frequent care from its owners.

Natural light has many benefits to the planted aquarium. It also has some issues that have made it dismissed as a general bad idea. But is it really?

Choose a gravity flow or pressurized filter to clean pond water. Adding a UVC filter will also help remove algae. Or choose to make a natural filter using pond plants.

Once water gardening was a novelty. Now, any gardener can have a garden pond with water plants and fish, even in container gardens.

Herbivorous fishes, like the queen parrotfish, need protection from overfishing in order that they can keep algae growth on degraded tropical reefs under control.

The "tropical rainforests of the sea," or coral reefs, due to the vast biodiversity they support, are speedily collapsing due to man-made pressures and climate change.

After being dormant during the winter, your pond will be in need of spring cleaning and water conditioning.

Changes in climate may be creating a marine environment particularly suited to HAB (harmful algal bloom)-forming species of algae, according to a team of scientists.