I have brown algea groeing on the glass of my pumpkinseed's 17g aquarium. How do I get rid of it and can it hurt my fish? Will leaving the lights off for longer help or do I ha1ve to put something in the tank. Thank you for your help.
Algea on Glass
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, Sep 21 2009 05:19 PM
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Posted 21 September 2009 - 06:49 PM
The algae will not hurt your fish; it's purely an aesthetic problem. Snails are the best algae eaters but your pumpkinseed will probably eat any snails you put in. Lowering the time the lights are on is helpful with green algae but doesn't do much to brown algae.
Is the tank newly set up? Sometimes newly-established tanks will go through cycles of algal growth due to chemicals leaching from the glass or substrate; once those chemicals are used up the algae will vanish. Reducing feeding and increasing size or frequency of water changes also helps.
Is the tank newly set up? Sometimes newly-established tanks will go through cycles of algal growth due to chemicals leaching from the glass or substrate; once those chemicals are used up the algae will vanish. Reducing feeding and increasing size or frequency of water changes also helps.
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Posted 21 September 2009 - 07:57 PM
The algae will not hurt your fish; it's purely an aesthetic problem. Snails are the best algae eaters but your pumpkinseed will probably eat any snails you put in. Lowering the time the lights are on is helpful with green algae but doesn't do much to brown algae.
Is the tank newly set up? Sometimes newly-established tanks will go through cycles of algal growth due to chemicals leaching from the glass or substrate; once those chemicals are used up the algae will vanish. Reducing feeding and increasing size or frequency of water changes also helps.
It's been occupied and full of water for 3 months or so now.
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Posted 21 September 2009 - 08:00 PM
Probably nutrient overload then. If you can keep it in control with an occasional scrubbing, then it's probably not worthwhile to mess with anything else. If you need to scrub the tank unreasonably often, then cutting feeding and increasing water changes are your best bet.
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Posted 21 September 2009 - 09:16 PM
If I have algae, I just clean the front glass. I let the algae grow on the back glass, that way the algae gets to grow and hopefully use up the excess nutrients, leaving the front glass clean longer.
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Posted 22 September 2009 - 08:55 AM
The growth may be from diatoms. They can grow under pretty low light conditions. Thankfully, they are very easily wiped off; much easier than green algae. For diatoms, this is the easiest way to proceed.
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Posted 22 September 2009 - 03:34 PM
I've tried just wiping it off and some of it will come off but it won't come of easily. Maybe I'll try a coupkle snails and see what happens.
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Posted 22 September 2009 - 04:03 PM
Use a plastic pot scrubber. I agree w susan let it grow on the sides and back.
I've tried just wiping it off and some of it will come off but it won't come of easily. Maybe I'll try a coupkle snails and see what happens.
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Posted 22 September 2009 - 08:24 PM
I think the hydrogen peroxide treatment will work on diatoms as well as algae.
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Posted 22 September 2009 - 10:49 PM
I'm kind of a newb to aquarium tending but i had the same problem and was told to go with phosphate filter pads.
Threw them in the fluval and the tanks been good for about 10 days now. I got 2 redfin pickerel a green sunfish and a
freshwater barracuda. Absolutely love this aquarium so i've even used algae destroyer. That worked well but try the phosphate
filter pads.
Threw them in the fluval and the tanks been good for about 10 days now. I got 2 redfin pickerel a green sunfish and a
freshwater barracuda. Absolutely love this aquarium so i've even used algae destroyer. That worked well but try the phosphate
filter pads.
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Posted 23 September 2009 - 01:46 PM
Diatoms will go away on their own after a few weeks.
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