Recent content by cheshireccat

Well, I had completely forgotten about this issue since I got rid of my algae in a matter of 3 days. SAE's worked for me.... ate it up like spaghetti. it was soo romantic, like the lady and the tramp, only with slimy scum sucking bottom feeders.... not very heavily planted, I believe that there...

light and nutrients I don't put anything in the tank except food flakes, it is 8 feet away from a window, it's bright in here, but no direct sunlight. I have some delicate plants and would not like to weaken them. Any other options?

I am new to a planted tank and on all my plants seems to be growing this algae. Before you flame this post, I should say that I have researched all the different types of algae that share this description, but I can never find any good pictures of them as I am a very visual person. I am adding...