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Well that would have been a helpful piece of advice from the fish store guy!! I will definately do that from now on. Thery will only be on a few hours a day at most so hopefully that will cut down on some of the algae.

light I was told that the tank would need a 12 hour light cycle. I turn it on in the morning when I feed them (around 7 am) and turn it off after dinner (about 7 pm) The tank is in a room with a window. I keep the blinds closed but it is getting filtered light for a few hours in the late...

type of algae As a novice tank owner I have no idea what type of algae is taking over. . . I can tell you that it is dark green in color and is like a blanket across the bottom of the tank and on the plastic plants. When I use the gravel vac it comes up in sheets and makes a mess of the tank...

I received a 20 gallon tank in March and it has been doing quite well until recently. I have completed 25% water changes at least every two weeks and sometimes every week because of the amount of algae. It covers everything from the entire floor of the tank to the plastic plants. Even after...