A Lot Of Brown Algae

[WILDER]

Buy another filter. I havent had any algae problems since. Best to over filter a tank anyway.
Don't think a fluval 3 would fit in your tanks so get another fluval 2 or fluval one.

Or buy and eheim aqua ball with three baskets attached to the filter.

I managed to fit three basket in that size tank.
Here a link to the eheim aqua ball filters.
http/www.aquatics-online.co.uk/catalogue...wer-filters.asp

 

[aaronnorth]

well the phosphate contribute towards the growth of algae as the tank was being treated for white spot for three weeks it hadn't been cleaned so i'm guessing this contrbuted towards the algae growth!

Ok so you are guessing, well i have proof, which clearly contradicts your theory, and is true. If you can run a tank with PO4 present, without any algae growth then that surely proves PO4 doesnt cause algae!?
In those three weeks, ammonia will of been produced, so those levels may have risen, the reason we do water changes is to remove toxins (ammonia), remove algae spores, and to replace minerals essential for fish growth,

but you say:

the water had a green tint, there was obviously fish and food waste present as it hadn't been vacuumed for the treatment period and we had a fish die that i thought looked as though it was having trouble breathing (rapid breathing motions darting to the surface!!!) so this would make sense

so i am pretty confident this is where the ammonia spike came from,

the plant it is completely healthy and is continously re-rooting spouting from the leaves and kept under control

thats good then, it is one factor we can rule out.

as in previous posts the ammonia 0 nitrite 0 nitrate 5

you didnt read my post properly, i said undetetctable ammonia

and you say the PO4 levels rose, do you know these levels?

thanks,

 

[Fisses]

ok ok point taken.

weve bought some different food now though and going to give that a try as we didnt have this algae problem when other fish have died in the past??

and as for bristlenose plec....my gf doesnt like them, nor does she like snails, or even ottos...i even suggested a butterfly plec which spend all their time eating algae but she said no and i wouldnt mind a couple of them.