Algae removal please help

[Be28ans]

Hello to everyone. I have a 10 gallon waterbox aquarium planted tank (no fish yet) that runs on c02 and I have a Fluval nano light. I've had the tank for 2 years and just recently (about a week and ahalf) started getting algae on my monte carlo plant (which is turning brown also) and rock landscape. I use Algaefix and did some water changes. Please Help

 

[StripySnailGirl04]

What is your water hardness?
2 or 3 nerite snails if water is hard.
Shrimps could help

 

[Be28ans]

What is your water hardness?
2 or 3 nerite snails if water is hard.
Shrimps could help

Just tested, water is hard. Suggestions? I'm gonna go get afew snails also today thank u

 

[StripySnailGirl04]

2 to 3 nerite snails would do

 

[Finn6419]

Hi everyone;

The best way to clean algae from your fish tank is that clean it with bleach.

 

[Essjay]

Bleach should never be used in a tank with fish as it will kill the fish. It is only safe to use bleach in an empty tank as a last resort after all other means to remove algae have failed.

 

[Colin_T]

A bit late but this problem might still be going on.

The dark green slime on the plants is blue green algae (Cyanobacter bacteria). It is a photosynthetic bacteria (a bacteria that photosynthesises like a plant). It loves nutrients, red light, low water movement and low oxygen levels.

You need to physically remove the stuff, cut back on nutrients, try to gravel clean the substrate (hard to do in a planted tank), increase water movement and aeration (this will mess up your CO2).

Drop the CO2 and fertiliser for a few weeks and do big daily water changes and try to suck the gunk out. When it has gone, then start adding fertiliser and CO2 back into the tank.

Maybe increase the blue light or check the light unit so you are getting a nice even colour from it. You want equal parts red, blue, green and white light.

 

[Be28ans]

A bit late but this problem might still be going on.

The dark green slime on the plants is blue green algae (Cyanobacter bacteria). It is a photosynthetic bacteria (a bacteria that photosynthesises like a plant). It loves nutrients, red light, low water movement and low oxygen levels.

You need to physically remove the stuff, cut back on nutrients, try to gravel clean the substrate (hard to do in a planted tank), increase water movement and aeration (this will mess up your CO2).

Drop the CO2 and fertiliser for a few weeks and do big daily water changes and try to suck the gunk out. When it has gone, then start adding fertiliser and CO2 back into the tank.

Maybe increase the blue light or check the light unit so you are getting a nice even colour from it. You want equaly parts red, blue, green and white light.

Thank you so much, ill get on it today.