dark green carpet like alage wat to do???

[cudamaster13]

wat should i do i have lots of carpet like dark green alage wat causes this i will be getting rid of sunlight by puting a black backround on blocking out the light and i will be putting in some phosphate destroyer in as well but wat else cuases this messAAAAHHHH

 

[Knowdafish]

Too much nitrates! How often do you do water changes? What % ? What is your nitrate level now?

 

[LemonHead]

Water changes... Water change, water change. Lower your temp if its above 80.

 

[jcardona1]

got any pics? sounds like it could be BGA which is in fact caused by LOW nitrates. see the algae guide in the stickies

 

[Gator]

Cyanobacteria from the sound of it. If its slimy and comes up in clumps and smells bad its Cyanobacteria. Feed your fish wait an hour or so pull out what you can manually do a big water change then cover the tank with something that lets no light in and leave it on for at least 3 days. No peeking, no feeding the fish for the 3 days. Then take the cover off and do another big water change and it should be gone. Cyanobacteria is a bacteria that uses photosynthesis if the BO doesn't work you can also use the non prescription Erythromycin to treat the tank.

 

[cudamaster13]

will having no sunlight plus some plants or nitra zorb and not feedinhg the fish that much get rid of it

 

[Gator]

It will take much longer to get rid of that way. you'll be pulling that junk out of your tank for a long time.