algae

Hey all, I'm writing this because I am absolutely desperate for help. I have green tank water, and I have tried everything I can think of to get rid of it, but it just keeps coming back again and again. Are you guys ready, because this is an epic tale with lots of twists and turns and MISTAKES...

Hello! To begin with, I'm totally new to fish keeping and want to ensure everything is done right before I add any fish to the tank. These forums have been a great source of information for me. I purchased a 180L Rio Aquarium which came with an internal Juwel filter and I fitted an external...

Around Christmas my little sister got a betta, but I pretty much took care of him. About a month ago he got ich, we gave him medicine it sorta cleaned up but there still are spots on him, so we still give him the treatment. A few days ago I noticed ALOT of fluffy algae, so today I cleaned out...

I recently trimmed an old leaf off my sword to find that it was covered in a carpet of this short algae, not sure if it's hair algae, id like to know for the heck of it Thanks.

Hey guys i have a well established 10 gal tank and i am having algae problems. In this tank i have an assortment of 7 neon tetras and two cory catfish. Ive had these fish running on two years soon. I run an LED light above my tank, use sand as substrate and i currently have one live plant, an...

Hi everyone!! New to this site and aquariums! I've had my freshwater tropical community tank up and running for about 2-3 months now and I've had one reoccurring problem. This black algae keeps coming up and I have no idea how to get rid of it?? Any suggestions would be helpful! Thanks in...

I think I have been feeding a little too much and now I have some fuzzy gray/white stuff growing in my tank. I read in a few places that it could be a bacterial fungus. It only started growing in the last day - day and a half. My fish managed to fool me into thinking they would eat more than I...

Hi Guys,   The stuff attached in the picture has been growing in my planted discus tank. What is it? And how do I treat it?   Best wishes,   Cameron

Hey all!   So I set up 2 16L tanks 2 weeks ago, and they've developed this ugly brown algae thats covering everything. I'm aware its virtually impossible to keep algae out of planted aquariums, but is there any way to keep it at bay? I can barely see my betta in one of the anymore! D:    Both...

Hey everyone, I have a 6 month old 125 gallon freshwater aquarium with two large oscars and a pleco. We seem to be dealing with an algae bloom. At first the tank was just cloudy with high nitrates. I have done multiple water changes and now have hardly any nitrates. No ammonia. I have changed...

I recently started seeing lots of black hair beard algae all over my plants and some on my filters and I think it is developing on my walls. I have a 20 long, aqueon LED lights, I dose Flourish, I have Co2. What should I stop doing/start doing? Thanks

Using walnut shells, leaves, extract... "which inhibit or promote recovery from aquatic bacterial, fungal, protozoan, and dinoflagellate diseases on the surface of or in the skin of the animal or from wounds and abrasions, or to control or eliminate metazoan parasites, or to control or eliminate...

I have had my tank for about a month and a half now and it h as 1 guppy and lots of plants. Recently I noticed a lot of crap on my driftwood and plants, I had to move my sagittarius out of it because it was almost all brown leaves. Here are some pictures I took, they can explain better than I...

Hi everyone, It's been a while since my water has been cloudy and I have been seeing small particles floating around even after water changes. I also see small white specs on some plants. I think this is an algae problem, but am hesitant to use AlgaeFix since I lost two of my three silver flying...

Hi Guys,   I have drained my tank completely in preparation for converting it from Tropical to marine. However the whole thing is covered in rock hard coralline algae. It is 450L so a vinegar bath is not really an option and razer blades aren't helping at all. What should I do? Please help me...

I have been trying to resolve a terrible tank crash for several days now.  Nothing I've done seems to help at all.     **What is happening: within 2-3 days after a partial (~10gal) water change my water went from pH 6.2, kH 1, ammonia 0.25, nitrite 0 ... to pH 6.6, kH 1, ammonia 1-2, nitrite...

I have a 35G tank that is 6 months old now: 15 Harlequin Rasboras, 9 Neon Tetras, 6 Amano Shrimps, 1 Assassin Snail. My tank is invaded by all sorts of algae; green, brown, hair, and it's everywhere brown and hair algae are covering my plants, green algae is on tank glass. I have DIY CO2, I cut...

Started noticing a week or so ago this algae (if that is what it is) growing on my rock and my plant. Any idea as to what it is and if there is a need to do anything about? Not meaning to sound like an idiot but not sure if there such a thing as good vs bad algae? The tank is 55gal with 36"...

Found a veil tail boy on craigslist, owners are moving long distance and can't (don't want to) pack the tank. He's currently in this 3gal but the owner says "tank is dirty with algae but nothing a hot water rinse wouldn't get rid of." My concern is this: I'm transporting him 25 miles, from a...

I think I've identified this fuzz as staghorn algae...?   It's usually white but turned hot pink the other day?!   I tried all day yesterday to post this but couldn't for some reason.   I went home and cut all of my anacharis down to stubs (some of the tips had it growing on it).   And I boiled...