I cant seem to shake this spotting, bright green algae in my 125g.
I recently switched from large, polished gravel to white pool filter sand. love the sand, but I still get spots of algae in the sand, and mostly on the glass. I have to clean the buildup on the glass weekly and its getting old. let me start by saying the tank is not by a window, and lights are on a timer from 4-10pm and off all other times. the water itself is crystal clear. I have one common pleco that doesn't do much in the way of cleaning the glass. I also have a UV filter that runs constantly.
what else can I do? the lighting that I have is just your basic double fluorescent setup with (4) 36" bulbs.
will changing the color of the bulbs help me? the bulbs are purplish in color now, I do have some other bulbs that are on the greenish spectrum, orange as well. or should I switch to single lighting fixtures? any help is appreciated.
I recently switched from large, polished gravel to white pool filter sand. love the sand, but I still get spots of algae in the sand, and mostly on the glass. I have to clean the buildup on the glass weekly and its getting old. let me start by saying the tank is not by a window, and lights are on a timer from 4-10pm and off all other times. the water itself is crystal clear. I have one common pleco that doesn't do much in the way of cleaning the glass. I also have a UV filter that runs constantly.
what else can I do? the lighting that I have is just your basic double fluorescent setup with (4) 36" bulbs.
will changing the color of the bulbs help me? the bulbs are purplish in color now, I do have some other bulbs that are on the greenish spectrum, orange as well. or should I switch to single lighting fixtures? any help is appreciated.