I read mangroves and skimmers...But I was wondering what would be good as a clean up crew for it. I allready have 7 blue legs, a nar. snail, another kind which I forget, 2 peppermints, and a cleaner shrimp, but I still am getting quite a bit of algae. I know to go RO which I will do soon, as theres too many nutrients and such in the water, esp from feeding phytoplankton, but in terms of just a good clean up crew for algae, what works the best?
What are good ways to get rid of green algae?
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its all in the water. If your not using RO water you will have higher nutrient levels then you would with RO water. This will increase the amount of growth. There is no effective way to keep algae 100% out of your tank, but id suggest testing your water, see where your readings are at and go from there. Look for Nitrate and phosphate as these are the primary encourager's for algae.
Yeah I was reading up on cheato and looking at Sorb 4 and other phosphate removers. What I really have to do is get some RO water, and I'm kicking my self in the ass for not doing it first. I think a lot of it is coming from the DT phytoplankton I use for corals, as my roomate doesnt use RO but his tank is pretty good algae wise. Thanks
I heard turbo snails are real good for getting rid of what is allready there, what are your suggestions in that department as far as cleanup.
I heard turbo snails are real good for getting rid of what is allready there, what are your suggestions in that department as far as cleanup.
umm thanks but no thanks, thats not the problem, if it was, then why would I pose the question, seriously I don't understand where your coming from with that remark. I clean it, and do waterchanges, it is just getting out of control, if it was just the occasional cleaning I wouldn't have a problem. It's the water, not lack of maintenance that is doing it, plus I have a very low bio-load, so thats not it either. I am guessing it has a lot to do with the phytoplankton when combined with the water, since it wasn't that bad until I started with feeding that. I am going to feed less phytos, cut back on my light timers, run RO, and use media that has phosphate removers and see where that leads, besides bump up my clean up crew, I think thats the best way so far. I was just looking at bumping up the crew to help in addition to all that.BigJ;2452977; said:
water changes can potentially have a lot to do with it. If your not changing enough often enough then your nitrate and phosphate levels have that much more time to climb. Even on tap water which is still not good either way you slice the pizza, you can keep the nutrient levels at a constant low with enough water changes, which falls under cleaning the tank.
I have never had the need to use Phosphate absorbing materials so i hope you find a product that works well for you. Otherwise i think you'll see a huge huge difference once you make the switch to RO/DI water.
I have never had the need to use Phosphate absorbing materials so i hope you find a product that works well for you. Otherwise i think you'll see a huge huge difference once you make the switch to RO/DI water.
What you really need to keep in mind are a few things.
Phosphates are food for algae.
Too much lighting helps algae grow.
Water changes, water changes, water changes.
What kind of algae do you have in the tank?
Hair, Bubble, etc. You need to be more descriptive so that we can properly give you ways of removing.
Snails will remove certain types and other animals will remove others.
Example: Emerald (Mithrax) crabs are great at removing bubble types.
Phosphates are food for algae.
Too much lighting helps algae grow.
Water changes, water changes, water changes.
What kind of algae do you have in the tank?
Hair, Bubble, etc. You need to be more descriptive so that we can properly give you ways of removing.
Snails will remove certain types and other animals will remove others.
Example: Emerald (Mithrax) crabs are great at removing bubble types.
It's def not bubble, I am guessing hair, I can look more into it tomorrow, but seein how that is most common, I'm guessin that is it.