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Pet Forum / Aquaria / Goldfish / March 2004algae
You've probably heard and answered this question a thousand times, but here goes...How do you get rid of algae? At first I tried chemicals, then putting plants in to compete with it, but it wins every time. I have the light on for 8-12 hours a day. I have a 40ltr tank with 3 smallish goldfish in it. I do weekly 25% water changes and have to take out all the plastic plants every time and remove a chocolate brown algae from them. If I don't change the water it becomes cloudy (brownish) and the glass gets coated with it. Any suggestions? By the way... the fish don't seem bothered by it. Thankyou in anticipation for your replies. Jacqui Consider getting a diatom filter like the system 1 pressure filter and diatom powder. Works great. hello, can someone tell me what a diatom filter is? is it something you add to your existing filtering system? or a seperate system? thanks! I>hello, > can someone tell me what a diatom filter is? is it something you add >to your existing filtering system? or a seperate system? > thanks! Its a separate pressure filter that you run for about an hour ( maximum 4 hours) at a time - runs the water thru diatomaceous earth powder. Polishes and super cleans the water - removes very small particles that the regular filter misses. Check for it at Big Al's on line. Brown algae are diatoms. Increase lighting. Feed less and change water more often. Due to high nutrient levels, high silicates, not enough light. more light it will be green. keep your nitrates at or under 20 ppm. then use an aquarium sponge to move the brown or green stuff off the front of the tank once a week with your water changes, leave the rest. it slurps up wastes. Ingrid >You've probably heard and answered this question a thousand times, but here >goes...How do you get rid of algae? At first I tried chemicals, then putting [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] >Thankyou in anticipation for your replies. >Jacqui ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List Manager: Puregold Goldfish List http://puregold.aquaria.net/ www.drsolo.com Solve the problem, dont waste energy finding who's to blame ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Unfortunately, I receive no money, gifts, discounts or other compensation for all the damn work I do, nor for any of the endorsements or recommendations I make. |
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