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Algae is growing... 3 years, 3 months ago #22501

Our tank is so clean and clear, but we have algae growing on the rocks and decor. we take them out regularly for our water change and we clean them off as best we can with really hot water. Does anyone have a remedy to get rid of it or at least slow the growth?

Re:Algae is growing... 3 years, 3 months ago #22503

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i suggest you soaked them in muriatic acid solution.
just make sure you wash them thoroughly before putting
back to your tank. it will take time before algae comes again.

Re:Algae is growing... 3 years, 3 months ago #22513

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cut your hours of lighting in the tank in half .....or leave them off this will cure your problem as algae needs lots of light to survive:)
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Re:Algae is growing... 3 years, 3 months ago #22520

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You are not going to be able to avoid algae. Of course you can do things to slow its growth, but remember algae is a living organism that you will find in any aquatic environment, whether that be in captivity, or in the wild. A couple of people have already mentioned ways to slow its growth. Algae thrives in bright conditions so keeping the lights on all day will encourage its growth. Overfeeding will also encourage algae to grow. High nitrate is also something that helps algae to thrive in a fish tank.

Having said all of this, algae is something that you will have to live with to a certain extent. It does look unsightly on the glass so get yourself one of those magnetic algae scrapers that you put on the inside and outside of the tank. That will keep your glass clean. As for the decor, if you don't like it, you will have the clean that manually because whatever you do, algae will grow.
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Re:Algae is growing... 3 years, 3 months ago #22559

Thanks alot guys!!! We bought the algae scraper today and it works great!!!We'll try the light thing too, we have them on alot, so that may be it.

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