Help Alage

[DJ ArKaDaRkA]

ive got green alage on everything so ive just cleaned all the glass i left the rocks but now i need to find the reason so i can combat it


ammonia 0
nitrite 0
nitrate 5.0
ph 7.6

ive got 1 15w tube that was on 11 hours a day i reduced that to 6 hours yesterday im also using liqid fertalizer

ive got 2 amazonsword and 1 java fern

 

[fatheadminnow]

What do you have for a filter (GPH)?

Also, do you have water movement in your tank, via a power head, or something equivalent.

Also, is your tank near a window, or in a room that has a lot of natural sunlight that hits the tank.

-FHM

 

[Truck]

is it hairy algae?

if so its caused by low flow/CO2

 

[DJ ArKaDaRkA]

What do you have for a filter (GPH)?

Also, do you have water movement in your tank, via a power head, or something equivalent.

Also, is your tank near a window, or in a room that has a lot of natural sunlight that hits the tank.

-FHM

ive got a ehiem 2213 doing a 70l tank not sure of the gph?

its next to the window but dont get direct sunlight

no power head but ive got an airpump

is it hairy algae?

if so its caused by low flow/CO2

yeah if you look really close its kinda hairy

also the water smells a bit

 

[Truck]

you shouldnt have flow problems, being in a window doesnt help tbh

 

[DJ ArKaDaRkA]

you shouldnt have flow problems, being in a window doesnt help tbh

but the way the sun rises and sets the light dont directly hit the tank because the rooms in the loft

i will have to maybe chuck a towl over the tank or pin it up at the window while im out

 

[Truck]

you shouldnt have flow problems, being in a window doesnt help tbh

but the way the sun rises and sets the light dont directly hit the tank because the rooms in the loft

i will have to maybe chuck a towl over the tank or pin it up at the window while im out

if its hairy algae you may need better flow...are you using a spray bar? if so set it so it isnt slowed down

 

[DJ ArKaDaRkA]

you shouldnt have flow problems, being in a window doesnt help tbh

but the way the sun rises and sets the light dont directly hit the tank because the rooms in the loft

i will have to maybe chuck a towl over the tank or pin it up at the window while im out

if its hairy algae you may need better flow...are you using a spray bar? if so set it so it isnt slowed down

what i did was face thye spray bar so the water hit the back of the tank so that could be the problem


ive now just put it next to the outlet tube facing so it will push all the water around the tank

 

[fatheadminnow]

Check this site out to see if you can't identify exactly what type of algae it is.

This site will also tell you how to get rid of the algae.

-FHM

 

[DJ ArKaDaRkA]

looks to be green spot or green dust alage to me

it seems to have happened since my tank has fully cycled it took 3 months fish in and now ive got steady levles and stoped doing daily WC's this had poped up

 

[DJ ArKaDaRkA]

ive got a power head out of a old juwel internal but it seems too powerful it just blows the fish around