Aquarium Algae
Aquarium Algae
How do I keep my aquarium algae free?
I was given a 46 gallon bowfront gallon mid Febuary 2007. I have 5 neon tetras, 5 black skirt tetras, 1 platy, 3 mollies and one baby algae eater. The tank is well planted with lots of hiding places and rocks. I have a nice filter and heater, none of my fish have died and seem to be thriving. Just around this week, my tank has become blotchy with algae. It is not crystal clear anymore and Im not over feeding, any ideas on how to get it clean? Some shrimp? Crabs? Snails? More algae eaters? Help 
Aquariums exposed to any sort of light will have in one time or another have algae in them. There are many ways in which you can control their growth:
-Keep lights on for 8-12 hours (use a timer to make it auto)
-keep it away from places where sunlight will directly hit it.
-algae eaters. I have a 6" pleco in my planted tank, but considering in replacing it with some ottos. So far, my pleco is a BIG helper in cleaning everything (expept getting rid of the green algae spots which are hard clean off).
-powerhead or any circulation pump to have the underwater current in motion, preventing stagnant water.
Although, there is no such thing as having an algae free tank. I still get algae even though and its just a matter of using a algae cleaner magnant or just using my hands. But considerably, its less algae to clean than a tank infested by algae. Hope this helps!
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November 28th, 2009 in
Pets-01-2 | tags: algae, aquaria, aquarium, aquarium algae cleaner, aquarium algae control, aquarium algae eaters, aquarium algae identification, aquarium algae types, fish, plants