kaivalagi
Fish Herder
I am soon to move all my fish up to a bigger tank and the external filter will follow them to the new tank also.
My current tank has a bit of a hair/staghorn algae problem and I was wondering whether in moving the filter across I would be at higher risk of seeing algae issues again in the new tank?
I am not so concerned of the cause as I have taken measures for the new setup such as putting some good blinds in the windows to block the sun and will be starting with lighting of only 5 hours to begin with. I am not going to bother trying a remedy the old tank with a black out as it will be cleaned out later on and will go through a new fish-less cycle before introducing new fish.
It's maybe a silly question...I am guessing that algae only persists in the tank itself due to light requirements and there would be no risk of carrying the algae over with the filter, but I have to ask as I want to get this new tank setup right
Thanks
My current tank has a bit of a hair/staghorn algae problem and I was wondering whether in moving the filter across I would be at higher risk of seeing algae issues again in the new tank?
I am not so concerned of the cause as I have taken measures for the new setup such as putting some good blinds in the windows to block the sun and will be starting with lighting of only 5 hours to begin with. I am not going to bother trying a remedy the old tank with a black out as it will be cleaned out later on and will go through a new fish-less cycle before introducing new fish.
It's maybe a silly question...I am guessing that algae only persists in the tank itself due to light requirements and there would be no risk of carrying the algae over with the filter, but I have to ask as I want to get this new tank setup right
Thanks