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I have a 55 gallon planted tank, and after a few weeks of feeding my plants fertilizer I have the predicted algae growth starting to take over. Now, I don't actually mind the growth on the back and side glass. To be honest, I don't really know enough about algae in a tank to know whether or not I should be really concerned by it. The problem I have is that it's growing in spades on my plants and I'm wondering if this is harmful, asides from being unsightly. If it is harmful, how do I get rid of it? I have four plecos and 5 otocinclus but they don't seem to be making much difference. Some of my plants (I can't lie and tell you I remember the names of all of them) used to be a really nice red but know they are looking more like an algae covered ornament then a healthy plant. What do I do?
I have a 55 gallon planted tank, and after a few weeks of feeding my plants fertilizer I have the predicted algae growth starting to take over. Now, I don't actually mind the growth on the back and side glass. To be honest, I don't really know enough about algae in a tank to know whether or not I should be really concerned by it. The problem I have is that it's growing in spades on my plants and I'm wondering if this is harmful, asides from being unsightly. If it is harmful, how do I get rid of it? I have four plecos and 5 otocinclus but they don't seem to be making much difference. Some of my plants (I can't lie and tell you I remember the names of all of them) used to be a really nice red but know they are looking more like an algae covered ornament then a healthy plant. What do I do?