algae

Hi, I have an algae problem in my tank and was wandering what fish will eat the string/hair algae and is compatible with discus? I have a SAE but it doesn't look like he's eating any algae.  I have done many water changes but the algae always comes back, I am also limiting my lights to be on for...

So i have a 10 gal tank with a HOB filter and 6 pygmy corys and i have always had an algae problem in my tank.  Its nothing serious like hair algae (although there is some BBA growing on my anubias nana) but it is just that green film all over the glass on my tank.  What i was wondering is if i...

Hey guys, recently had a problem with brown hair algae appearing in my 30 gallon tank.   http://i.imgur.com/QUWqqYY.jpg   It's quite tough to remove and is brown in colour.   Tank parameters are:   0 Nitrite 25 Nitrate 0 Ammonia 7.8 PH   Tank has been running for 7 months now, no CO2 is being...

I'm new here and have a question or two about my betta and his tank. Currently he lives alone ina  2.5 gallon tank with two fake plants and a heater. I never had issues with algae before but ever since getting the second plant it accumulates on it. The purple plant in this picture is the exact...

Hi,   I was hoping someone could help identify the algae that is covering some of the plants in my tank?   A few days ago I added 3 Otocinclus catfish, but they seem to prefer cleaning the glass to the plants and driftwood. Do you think they will eventually get to the algae?   It is a 36 inch *...

So, I'm thinking of growing algae externally from my tank and when I have some I'll feed it to by bristlensoe Pleco and other fish. At the moment I'm thinking small box with water, some fish food and daylight will do it. So, thoughts? Suggestions?

I can try to add pictures later tonight or tomorrow, but I'll do my best to describe it.  It's white and it first started growing slowly on my fake plants, right around when I started my slow transition to brackish water (I think).  I wasn't too worried before, but I realized today it is getting...

I have cycled my tank and all the levels were good I added 2 albino Corydoras yesterday and today I have these white things growing they look like the white fluffy things on dandelions and there also was what looked like a white worm sort of thing very tiny moving on my glass, my betta is due to...

I have had an outbreak of a thin, hair-like algae which has attached itself and tangled into my rocks, plants, mosses and even my prized hemianthus callitrichoides (HC). It's in a 52 litre tropical community planted tank which is cleaned every 2 weeks. I have reduced lighting down to 6 hours a...

does anyone know what that hairy mass is? Is it growth from a morimo moss ball?      

So, what's the general opinion guys?   Keen to add some to the driftwood in this tank, along with an Aunbias nana, but heard it can be literally impossible to remove from an aquarium once added... advice please!     Also, could anyone ID that plant I have in the background? Cheers, Alex.

I have a planted tank that is full of green hair algae and I am curious as to whether a Farlowella will help fix it or will it do more damage than good? After it cleans up the tank I am putting it into a 29 gallon community tank with an angelfish and a few different species of catfish, and will...

So I was curious to see all the fish profiles of my fish on SeriouslyFish, and I realized I have really screwed up! I jumped into the tank with one idea and switched halfway through and didn't do my research -_-. Also Some other stuff to do with my tank.   Tank stats that matter to fish.  -240L...

I have a short, colourless, slimy sort of coating on everything in the tank just about, especially my gravel. I would appreciate any help. My first thoughts are maybe rotting food and what not so I have bought three new Cory's and six zebra snails to try and help if that's the case. I just...

I set a up my new tank with filter, water, a few live plants and gravel and let the tank run for about two weeks before adding fish. I used Tetra Aqua Safe also before ever adding fish. After the two weeks The tank was clear, clean and algae free. Then I bought and added 7 neon tetras and two...

I have been having some problems in my 240 gallon tank with algae issues. the tank is situated near a window, adding indirect light which may be a problem but it is almost always covered with a curtain. We do partial water change once every two weeks and change carbon on a steady basis, as well...

Hey so in my new corydoras tank this strange brown algae has appeared onto my driftwood please help ID it.  http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/255/img1708gs.jpg/

Hi all, Hope you can help, my tank was looking very dull and tired and so it was time for me to get back into it. I replaced my bulbs with a couple from lamp specs, I went for 1x grolux and a 880 Philips, at the same time I also purchased an 865 and 845 to test out the colour combinations. I...

So i've had my fish tank for 4-5 months it's cycled and all good, but its just been really green like when i have my led's on it it's nice and bright with barely a hint of greenish yellow algae. But if i shine like my phone light or my room light its really green yellowish, and i have a t5...

Hey guys.   Ive got a litle 10 litre tank setup for 3 months - added plants (glosso and dwarf hair grass) about 2 weeks ago   Using subs. fertilizer and a litle bit (half the doze) of liquid ferts   DIY co2   Chaeto algae bulb (marine 3X3w Led running same spectrum as topical aqua plant req.) on...