Algae outbreak / Water chemistry ?

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Jack Dempsey
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PROBLEM : Algae break out .

REASON I BELIEVE THIS IS HAPPENING : Because I have been changing water 50% every other day to keep Nitrates in check on a Heavily Stocked 180gallon , heavily filtered , Heavy Oxygenated with plenty of water movement Aquatic set up .

THINGS IM DOING DIFFERENT WITH IN THE LAST MONTH : Overstocking my tank , Keeping my Nitrate 20ppm and below , switched out stock from African cichlids (Witch eat alga) To Piranha (They don't eat the alga ) , Changing water every other day .

ALSO NOTE : My nitrates have never been ran this LOW the set up hase been up and running for almost two years Usauly they are around 50ppm
 
master.k. said:
PROBLEM : Algae break out .

REASON I BELIEVE THIS IS HAPPENING : Because I have been changing water 50% every other day to keep Nitrates in check on a Heavily Stocked 180gallon , heavily filtered , Heavy Oxygenated with plenty of water movement Aquatic set up .

THINGS IM DOING DIFFERENT WITH IN THE LAST MONTH : Overstocking my tank , Keeping my Nitrate 20ppm and below , switched out stock from African cichlids (Witch eat alga) To Piranha (They don't eat the alga ) , Changing water every other day .

ALSO NOTE : My nitrates have never been ran this LOW the set up hase been up and running for almost two years Usauly they are around 50ppm
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Try using uv lights and keeping your light off until you want to look at your tank. You might have your lights on too long. 50% water change every other day seems a lot to me IMO. 50% a week or two weeks might be better,so you won't remove so much Beneficial bacteria. I added aquatop cf500UV canister filters to my tank and it helped big time with green water. The best way To remove algae from your glass aquarium is in the video I posted. Hope this helps you .


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Agreed, water changes done properly do nothing re: beneficial bacteria. Minimal lighting is the best solution. A near-full black-out for a few weeks can be a good way to get on top of it. Also find piranha-compatible algae eaters...maybe slow moving ancistrus or snails.
 
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