Let's talk about algae...

[crash83]

I let my 180 build up some algae while my Red Devil fry are in there...
It is green and covering a few rocks and flower pots.
I keep the glass,and gravel clean ..water is clear not green.
I did this a few years back with 20 gallon fry tank with good results.
What are your opinions?
Is it ok to let it grow?
Or am I crazy?
I like the look and the fry love to eat it....

 

[Fish on Fire]

I personally think it is fine, but it is also a sign that you may be feeding too much and/or need to perform more frequent water changes, lol. It is great for fry though as they have a supply of live food in their tank.

 

[Daonni]

Ya it's great for the fry, I cant stand the way it looks personally.