Please Help Algae Growing On Plants

[nry]

I had some BBA but not as much as you....I went for a multi-prong approach:

1) Reduced lighting down severely, went down to a 7-hour period and am gradually building this up
2) Added some algae combating plants such as hornwort
3) Began dosing Seachem Flourish Excel, partly because I don't have a constant CO2 level, partly because it is said to have excellent algae-beating side effects
4) Added some algae shrimps

Whilst I still get a degree of green algae build up on the glass (which is reducing week by week) between cleaning, new plant leaves are almost entirely algae free.

 

[wei0204]

I have some green algae on the glass too, and some hair algae on drift wood and on certain plants.

I bought have 5 shrimps and an oto in the tank to help me to control it. The result is under control but not too good yet. Will try to get 2 bristle noce to help... hope it works.

I prefer to use natural way to get rid of algae then using dosing.

 

[BINKSY]

Hi and thanx for your replys, i would prefer the natural wayto get rid of the algae, but i still need to feed the plants, as before i already have 3 otos and 2 bristlenose plecs but the algae seems to be growing way too fast.The tank looked great when planted a few months ago but now looking terriable, just makes you want too take them all out but i love the lush green planted tanks you see many pictures of from other peoples tanks here and in the PFK magazine



Cheers Gordon