Algae problem
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monalisa
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Originally Posted by idontknow
Which animals do you think would be the best for eating algae in a 20g high.
20g high
2 occelaris clowns
1 yellow watchman goby
2 blue leg hermits
2 nassarius snails
1 medium feather duster
Thanks for anything. h*
Until just lately, I was also battling hair algae in my tank. The algea came in a piece of base (semi-live) rock that I bought when first starting my system. Unfortunately, I also started out my tank with tap water which only fed the problem. Almost since the beginning though I've been doing top offs and changes with RO water, and I think that plus my skimmer have made all the difference in the world. I have gotten rid of nearly all the hair algea, and what's left (very, very little) is still being cleaned out every day. I can tell this, because even though the skimmer is in, I'm still in the habit of doing my 10% water changes every week. I don't know that I'll ever stop doing that, because, frankly, I enjoy it!! However I won't miss having to clean my equipment of algea all the time. I'm also waiting for some chaeto algea to come in which apparently is great for controlling phosphates.
I did get a phosphate test a few days ago which read as 0.5 and going down...
With that kind of a problem, it seems that staying vigilent with getting rid of it and lots of patience is the key.
Best of luck to you...oh, you may want to invest in a phosphate test kit, just to see where you're at.
Lisa :happyfish
Which animals do you think would be the best for eating algae in a 20g high.
20g high
2 occelaris clowns
1 yellow watchman goby
2 blue leg hermits
2 nassarius snails
1 medium feather duster
Thanks for anything. h*
Until just lately, I was also battling hair algae in my tank. The algea came in a piece of base (semi-live) rock that I bought when first starting my system. Unfortunately, I also started out my tank with tap water which only fed the problem. Almost since the beginning though I've been doing top offs and changes with RO water, and I think that plus my skimmer have made all the difference in the world. I have gotten rid of nearly all the hair algea, and what's left (very, very little) is still being cleaned out every day. I can tell this, because even though the skimmer is in, I'm still in the habit of doing my 10% water changes every week. I don't know that I'll ever stop doing that, because, frankly, I enjoy it!! However I won't miss having to clean my equipment of algea all the time. I'm also waiting for some chaeto algea to come in which apparently is great for controlling phosphates.
I did get a phosphate test a few days ago which read as 0.5 and going down...
With that kind of a problem, it seems that staying vigilent with getting rid of it and lots of patience is the key.
Best of luck to you...oh, you may want to invest in a phosphate test kit, just to see where you're at.
Lisa :happyfish