Anna94
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My tank has been established for 6 years. I currently have guppies, cherry barbs, and black neon tetras in it. I’ve always gotten diatoms and green algae except when I keep the lights off 24/7. I have part of a pothos plant in my filter to help with the excess nutrients in the water in my tank that must be causing the algae growth. But it’s turning yellow so I’m guessing it’s dying; so apparently I can’t even keep a simple and easy plant like a pothos alive. I have to soak my fake plants in bleach and water and scrape the glass in my tank every month or so to take the diatoms/green algae off. PH is between 7 and 8, Ammonia and nitrites are 0, and nitrates are between 10 and 20. The lights are on for 5 hours a day and I feed once a day and skip a day. What could be causing this algae/diatoms growth in a 6-year-old established tank?