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I had that in my tank at its early stages before adding my fishes to it and they really enjoyed it as a source of food for themselves. It wasn't harmful at all to them.
I keep getting this algae coming back, but not sure why. I’ve wiped the glass down a few times and it keeps coming back which is confusing. I hope that you later read the article that was suggested to you? I used the…
I'm not so comfortable with using that technique because it might be dangerous to the fishes. I rather make use of algae eaters and it works very well for me all the time.
That’s also a good idea! I tried to fish her up from the tank but she’s like a bullet. I’m thinking about puttin a mason jar in there and just pulling it out at night when they all rest in it lol Do they ever rest at…
The diatoms phase can be annoying, but I mostly just wait it out. Eventually they run out of resources, and then it's over. I had the same experience once and it wasn't something that I would be able to wait out because…
I haven't been in need do grow algae on my own because they are always of the habit of even over growing, so I focus more on trying to constantly control them not to over grow in my tank.
Brown Algae is something that's very easy to manage when you can control how sunlight directly gets to your tank and also if you can tackle the high level of Nitrates in the tank, it would be very helpful in putting an…
Algae bloom or green water is the most difficult that I have encountered because they practically turn your tank water to green color since it doesn't grown on the surface but suspends in the water.
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Algae eaters?
I have been making use of snails for as long as I can remember and they have worked perfectly well for me when it comes to eating them algae. I also heard that shrimps are good too.
I currently have a 40 gallon breeder turtle tank that has some fish inside of it, along with a 15 gallon column tank. I'm about to start working on either a 75 gallon tank or possibly a ~100-120 gallon tank that is more…
You can put tap water in a jug, seal it up, leave it in the sun for two weeks and lo and behold, algae will still grow. Where does it come from? It's good that you mentioned sunlight, it's one component that helps algae…
Snails work, some shrimp as noted too would be good. Tank seems too small though for any decently sized algae eater fish I have been making use of snails for as long as I can remember and they have worked perfectly well…
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Green Water in fish tank
Yes of course, it's as a result of excess activities of algae in your fish pond that eventually turns the whole water to green color and it's not safe for the fishes in it.
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Algae- Good or Bad?
Everything depends on the kind of algae that's growing in your fish pond and in what size they are. Also, the kind of algae that's growing matters a lot. Just like Plankton algae is very good for the ponds ecosystem.
You should try and find out the level of nitrates and phosphate in your aquarium because once it's in sufficient quantities, with direct sunlight, it will cause massive growth of algae in your aquarium.
There are different kinds of algae which 7 of them that I know are more popular than others. They are; Euglenoids, Fire Algae, Golden Brown Algae, Green Algae, Red Algae, Brown Algae and Yellow Green Algae.
Of course yes, too much sunlight in long duration will always cause a lot algae to start growing in your aquarium especially if if nitrates and phosphate are found in good quantities in your pond. Depending on how…
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