Please Help Think Mite Be A Big Algae Problem

[jameshiggins]

this question mite sound sily to a lot of you but i have only been into fish for my a few months now and know very little. anyway here goes

i have just upgraded from a 3 foot tank to a 4 foot around 3 weeks ago, about a week ago i started geting this green stuff on the sand/glass/ornaments i though it could just be some algae and it has been gettind worse and worse despite adding some anti algae 3 days ago, i am still using my old fluval 104 filter and a internal filter just until i can save up for a better on could this possiby be the reason?

any help would be very much apriciated i its geting worse and i have no idea wot needs doing

many thanks
james

 

[*Fishkies*]

Do you keep live plants?
How long is the light left on at a time?
What is your tank temperature usually at?

Sounds like a typical algae problem.

 

[jameshiggins]

Do you keep live plants?
How long is the light left on at a time?
What is your tank temperature usually at?

Sounds like a typical algae problem.

i have 2 smal plants i got about a week ago, lights are on roughy 8am-7pm ish , temp is at 25 degrees

thanks, james

 

[jourdy288]

What kind of fish do you have?

 

[jameshiggins]

What kind of fish do you have?

not very good with names but il giv it a go

about 10 neon tetras
5 rainbow tetras??
2 gouramis
2 albinos??
2mollies male/female
6 guppies

thankyou

 

[Davo86]

i would reduce the amount of time the light is on to around 8 hours per day, and cut down feeding to once per day if you don't already do this.

Do you know the water parameter ?

 

[chrisdoesntmiss]

Is it a green/blue/black sheet looking stuff?

 

[jourdy288]

2 albinos, are they catfish?

 

[jameshiggins]

i would reduce the amount of time the light is on to around 8 hours per day, and cut down feeding to once per day if you don't already do this.

Do you know the water parameter ?

wot is the waterparameter sorry new to this

Is it a green/blue/black sheet looking stuff?

no but on the top of some ornaments is some very dark green/black stuff

2 albinos, are they catfish?

they arnt cat fish i think they are albino tetras?? if there such thing



would you think some agae eaters would help for the future?
thanks you all kindly for your help