Green algae on glass

[lolly1]

There is a short, green algae that is spreading all over the glass in my tank. My mom thought maybe it could be the beginning of coralline (she said sometimes it is green before it turns purple)...in which case I will leave it. Could it be something other than coralline that I should get rid of??

 

[dueces]

mostly your nitrates are high so the algea is growing b/c of it. i would clean the glass on the front and sides and do a water change

 

[lolly1]

Actually, my nitrates aren't high. They are about 10-15.
I don't really want to clean it off if it's corralline...but if it's not, I want to get rid of it!

 

[ol'salty]

I haven't seen it start green. A good rule of thumb is if it wipes off easy, it isn't coraline

 

[ol'salty]

And if it is coraline and you scrape it off it will just seed the rest of the tank.

 

[gmidd]

Do you have a cleaning crew? Turbo/Astrea Snails are great for keeping the glass clean. I really don't think anything growing on the glass is attractive IMO.

 

[lolly1]

Originally Posted by Gmidd
Do you have a cleaning crew? Turbo/Astrea Snails are great for keeping the glass clean. I really don't think anything growing on the glass is attractive IMO.
I do have a cleaning crew...but my snail population has depleted down to about 6 astrea snails. Time to restock, I guess.

 

[monalisa]

Originally Posted by Lolly1
I do have a cleaning crew...but my snail population has depleted down to about 6 astrea snails. Time to restock, I guess.
I was thinking the same thing tonight...combine an order???
Lisa :happyfish