Algae Bloom on My Rocks

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Chinxican1978

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Hello All,

I have a 60g peacock/hap and a few mbuna tank that has been running for about 4 months. Ammonia 0, Nitrites 0, Nitrates between 10-20
My filtration is an Aqua 70 and whisper 60. I have about 40 lbs of lace rock. I noticed that there is some algae growing on the rocks. Not sure if it's normal or there is a problem. I feed my fish once a day. All the fish I have are about 1.5"-2.5".
My questions is do I just let is grow because its on the rocks or do I try to scrub it off or even use chemicals. there is also a little bit on the glass that I wiped off during my last wc (which i do every week 25-30%)

Thank you for your help.

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I let it grow, algae is free filtration. I'm actually planning on seeding my new tank with green beard algae in the hopes of covering the substrate.
 
Gill Blue said:
I let it grow, algae is free filtration. I'm actually planning on seeding my new tank with green beard algae in the hopes of covering the substrate.
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Awesome!! I just wasnt sure if it was something I was doing wrong.
By the looks of it can you tell what kind of algae it is?
 
I consider algae on rocks, wood, or anywhere except the front glass my friend.
Fish graze on it (especially fry), it sucks up nitrates, and to me being a scuba diver, looks totally natural. The color of algae at times represents the kind and intensity of light you provide.
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the light is very intense in the above tank, not so below.
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and like gill blue, I sometimes put objects such as wood branches or rocks out side, in a tank in full sun to help seed algae, that I bring in.
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