So, like a lot of people here I'm facing a constant battle with algae. I've attached a couple of photos that show the state of my tank and the amount of algae that is accumulating on the glass and rocks. The tank isn't usually this barren, I was in the middle of tearing it down to clean it....again.
To get to this level on the glass is weekly and the rocks about every two weeks.
It's a 550L tank and I'm doing weekly changes of about 15-20% using RODI water cut about 50% with tap water treated with Seachem Prime.
I've managed to make some inroads into dealing with the problem by reducing the lighting in the tank by having the lights on only for 1 hour a day but it's still a problem. I think the tank is getting a lot of natural light as it's positioned about three meters directly behind the French doors and so the aquarium lights are just making the situation worse.
Anyone got any ideas as to what else I can do?
To get to this level on the glass is weekly and the rocks about every two weeks.
It's a 550L tank and I'm doing weekly changes of about 15-20% using RODI water cut about 50% with tap water treated with Seachem Prime.
I've managed to make some inroads into dealing with the problem by reducing the lighting in the tank by having the lights on only for 1 hour a day but it's still a problem. I think the tank is getting a lot of natural light as it's positioned about three meters directly behind the French doors and so the aquarium lights are just making the situation worse.
Anyone got any ideas as to what else I can do?