Algea - HELP

[knoxville]

I have brown algea and it is starting to turn like a maroon color and it looks stringy. My tank is about 4 months, I have been taking my powerhead and blowing the algea off the rock and stuff and my fluval seems to clean it pretty quick. I have three cleaner shrimp, about 20 blue legs, 5 turbos, sally lightfoot, green emerald, one brittle star and one sand sifting star and they can't keep it clean. What should I do?????

 

[greatfullreefer]

Sounds like cyano, is the current very slow in the area? if it is try to postition a power head to get some movement in the area.

 

[fishman88]

im sorry how big is yr tank? if it is a 55 get maybe 2 more sallys. myn cleans that goopy algea and i would get a lawnmower blenny but get it small because too big and the rest of the fish you get will be harassed by it... i no

mike :happyfish

 

[knoxville]

I had an algea blenny and he died! But my water is pretty good for flow, but more near the top. I get algea all over the bottom and on my rocks. I will clean and then like two days later it will be crappy again.