kribensis12
I know where you live
So, I don't normally post on this forum for actual advice but I can't think of any good way to get rid of this algae. I have (2) 10g tanks. One with WC Apistogramma Cacatuodies fry and the other with more fry and the parents. The one with just fry probably has about 15 in it, and they are about 2 or so months old. So they aren't producing that much waste. I also feed them twice daily with decapsulated (not hatched) brine shrimp. Then the other tank gets the same treatment, and a couple flakes twice a day for the parents. I do weekly water changes. I have a MASSIVE algae problem. It's actually blanketing the gravel in a nasty looking algae cloak. It completely covers the decorations and plastic plants. I use an algae scrubber to get the sides of the tank. I try to get as much algae out of the tank as possible. It comes right back. Normally within a week or two. I use blackwater extract for the tank and it's supposed to help limit algae growth as well as help these fish feel a little more at home. They obviously feel at home (lots of babies), but the algae is growing without impediment. I don't have a kit to test phosphate ect but I think that the water here is high in phosphate. I would just buy 2 small bristlenose plecos but I go to college here in a smaller town and the pet stores don't carry dwarves. Just common plecos. I'm at about wits end on what I can do to prevent algae growth. Anyone have ideas?
PS: I also tried changing the light cycles. Didn't help.
PS: I also tried changing the light cycles. Didn't help.