Anti-algae Treatment - Do They Work?

[OzMic]

Hi, I was wondering if these algae treatment products work?. Do they have have any negative affects on stock in the aquarium?.

I ask because since moving house a few weeks ago, I have started to get a bad case of "green water", it really doesn't look very appealing. I have been doing water changes every 2-3 days of around 40-50% but it seems to develop quicker than I can treat it.

The aquarium was established for over three months before moving house, and was crystal clear. It currently is no where near any windows, and I have been cutting the light off for the best part of the day, and only a few hours of an evening.

The current water parameters are as follows;

AM: 0.0ppm
nI: 0.0ppm
nA: 5ppm
pH: 7.2

My next resort was to try a product like this. Has anybody had any success with products like that before?.

Thanks in advance for any advice you may be able to give.

Michael.

 

[dabaers]

Most products that destroy algae also destroy your bacterial filter, so you will be cycling your tank again.

 

[highfire]

I tried an anti-algea treatment, and unfortunately it had absolutely no effect whatsoever. I think the best course of action is simply regular cleaning and tank maintenance - well, it is in my case anyway.

 

[chibi]

I have used anti-algae treatment... I think it was from the company Jungle. Anyway, it did reduce algae. It also makes the algae weaker and easier to scrape off. It made some of my plants a bit brown, though. It was plant safe, too. Just be careful not to overdose it or your plants will suffer.

 

[Okyrah]

I would only use it as a last resort, I once lost my whole tank of fish due to an algae bloom and me trying to get rid of it with chemicals. (Had no effect on the algae either )

 

[stang1]

I tried an anti-algae treatment to get rid of hair algae and it had no effect whatsoever! In the end we fished out whatever algae we could and after a week it had all gone.