Just curious what my fellow ray keepers are doing to control algae? My marble destroys all plants and kills any tankmates, but I have some persistent hair algae that pops up, especially on my Driftwood. Any tips for getting rid of this nuisance?
Algae control in ray tank
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Reducing phosphate will choke it out.
If you're running a sump you can put phos guard or a similar product in your socks to get the phosphate out.
If you're running a sump you can put phos guard or a similar product in your socks to get the phosphate out.
I have a common Pleco in with mine that does fine, he leaves them alone and they leave him alone. pleco is 12-14" and the rays are 10-18".
I also run a low watt UV on a cheap CFS canister filter.
I also run a low watt UV on a cheap CFS canister filter.
On my smaller tank I used to use a dig algae scrubber in the sump, that did the job and reduced nitrates also.
I literally copied this, although only using the red 660nm LEDs as found they grew algae better.
6hrs of light for me keeps algae at bay and my tap water is high in phosphate
I did pick up a UV sterilizer, just need to modify the hookups to run in through a fluval 406, planning on adding that, will definitely consider the algae scrubber as well if that doesnt take care of it.