Green Algae And My 10 Gallon Tank Question

[julielynn47]

My 10 gallon in the middle of a fishless cycle and it there is algae growing in it already. It also has a little bit of a diatom bloom going, but I know that is normal with new tanks. I read that shrimp like to eat diatoms so I am letting it go.  The tank was set up about a month or so before I started the cycling process.   Now about the green algae....should I leave it or clean it out?  It is growing on the sand as you can see in the picture.  I can scoop it off with a small measuring cup, but should I?  The shrimp like that too right?   And the tank will need some stuff they like in when it is finally cycled and I can get shrimp.
 
So what you any of you do?  Leave or get it out of there?
 
 

 
I honestly was not sure what it was until I dipped some out and poured off the sand. I put it in some water and it was easy to see it was algae then

 

[BettaBettas]

Nerite snail, they'll fix it up!

 

[DoubleDutch]

They won't. It are cyano bacteria (in fact not an algae).

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[julielynn47]

"cyano bacteria"?  hmmm...off to google that.  I have heard of it, I just don't know anything about it.
 
That definitely looks to be what it is. I guess I better just get it out of there.  
 
Dr Tim's got some stuff that is supposed to naturally get rid of it. It also gets rid of all kinds of algae, which would be nice, but I have things in my 55 gallon that need some algae so that is out for that tank, as well as for this 10 gallon.  I have read that shrimp, (which is what I want in this tank ) need an established tank. So therefore I think I need some of these things that are naturally going to be in an established tank in it when I put the shrimp in.   So I guess it is out for this  tank too.    
 
The good thing is I can probably get rid of it if I just stop dosing it with ferts. I wanted the plants to grow in nicely and they have. So I dosed quite often.  I will manually get what I can out and then I will stop feeding it. That should help a lot.

 

[DoubleDutch]

It is a disballance of some sort often seen in new tanks (which aren't in balance yet). It probably disappears (with some help of Dr. TIM is great) Don't stop adding ferts. Plants need them.

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[julielynn47]

Okay, dont stop the ferts.  I will scoop it out and just wait it out and see what happens then.  I don't want to use the Dr Tims at this point because I don't want the good stuff shrimp like to die off. And that stuff is supposed to kill it all.  I want it to be as established as it can be when the cycle is finished.   
 
I have been dosing with ferts because I know they need it and I have no livestock in the tank to poo and such to fertilize them that way

 

[cowgirluntamed]

Keep a close eye on that! Cyanobacteria is awful! It will kill your plants if left on them for too long and can take over a tank very fast! But...i was lead to a product I think by Munroco. It works great! I had so much that I had to clean it out after the treatment but it hasn't come back! Amazing product!

https/www.amazon.com/Ultralife-Green-Slime-Stain-Remover/dp/B000QSK31M


Also, I'm now getting it in another tank. No ferts in it except for 2 seachem root tabs. And its not growing where those are at. But weird thing is....it looks strong at times...other times it looks like it dies back. But it is creeping and I think it killled my anubias Nana. The rhizome is rotting. I plan on treating the tank with this product as well.

 

[julielynn47]

And it won't hurt fish, shrimp or snails?  I mean, it is safe for all fish? Like cories and loaches?

 

[cowgirluntamed]

It didn't effect my betta or nerite snails. You may try to PM Munroco and see first though. I'm not sure about shrimp but someone on the reviews there at Amazon said they had ghost shrimp that were fine.