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[bristoltrax]

i am new only to this site i have had my 55 tank for over 3 years and this is the first time i have had an alge explosion  in my tank i've had in sunlight and the darkest of corners and never had this happen b 4  i need to know how can i fix prob thanks

 

[honeybee105]

hmmm thats kinda werid you had a sudden outburst of algae, I'm not sure why that happened. do you have any algae eating fish? Otos are miracle workers when It comes to eating algae, you could try a couple of those. Or browse your local fish store there are hudreds of new gadgets to remove algae, try some of them and see what works the best! Good luck with your algae problem *twirlysmiley*

 

[aznpanther98]

have u done anything to the tank different b4 the algae bloom? maybe ur feeding to much or adding sometin to cause it, that just happen to mine but no sunlight hitting the tank but i added co2 and some ferts and i think thats what causes it just my 2 cents

 

[bristoltrax]

yea  ihave plecos and corys it is kinda weird the only thing i did was move and rearrange tank like i always do every 6 mo. feeding time is always different do too my work some weeks its live food others its pellett from my fish store thanks for the feedback i'll try some algae tablets thanx

 

[koolkatzfish]

Check your water for phosphates (or have your fish store check), if they are high that will cause an algae bloom.  You can buy a phosphate pillow (like greenex) and that should help.  Also some of the tank clarifiers will clump algae and then your filter will help remove.  You can also turn off the lights for a couple days and cover the tank to kill off the algae.  

 

[Matt Nace]

Try a phosphate pillow and vaccuum your gravel real good. Do partial water changes for a few days, vaccumming the bottom well.

Bet your nitrAtes are starting to creep up.

Green water is from too many nutrients.

If your tank was from over fertilizing(like in a planted tank), then you would probebly have to do the lights-out method.

If it is not from that, your nutrients are in your gravel.(leftover food and fish poop)

Do you have a siphon with a gravel vac attached(tube with a big tube at the bottom for gravel vaccuming)?

HTH