Never ending Algea

[Anchovie]

If the tank is unplanted, then just get some algaecide. Tetra makes a good one it's cheap at petsmart. The little tube goes a long way. It won't hurt the Dempsey.


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[Redearsunfish]

1. water + light = algae.

Solution:

1. If you don't have plants, minimize the amount of time overhead lights are on.
2. Use LED lighting
3. A little light goes a long way, don't mimic the sun unless you are keeping corals and or light loving plants.
4. Water change, water change, water change, repeat, repeat, repeat.
5. Cut back on feeding.
6. Employ snails or algae eating fish.
7. Introduce low light loving plants like java moss and java fern to out compete algae.
8. Cut back on feeding.
9. Move the lamp further away from the tank.
10. vacuum the substrate often.
11. Clean your filters often.

 

[is300soon]

I am going to break down the tank once jack gets a new home. I will then replace the media in the filter, replace the bulb, clean everything, paint the back black, look for items that can drop my ph then get into appistos. Hope the bulb is what is causing the algea, i heard if a bulb is going bad the spectrum causes algea blooms and algea to spike.

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