orangepunkins
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What's anyone choice an a effective algae eater. Currently I have an issue with 2 different tanks.
tank 1:
75 gallon tank heavily planted. Issues with BBA algae and spot green algae.
I have tried mystery snails they live for awhile and then die. I have tried brittle nose pleco. These to me became lazy. All they wanted to do was hide under the driftwood and eat at the wood. I have 2 otos. They do NOTHING except lay around and yes they are alive. I also have 4 Panda Garra. These will only eat the algae after I have started scraping if off the glass. Then they are like wow there's food there. I have a variety of Community fish in this tank.
tank 2:
This is a 10 gallon lightly planted. I have issues with brown algae. and stag-horn algae. (this is a new algae to me). I only have 1 mystery snail the other 2 have died.
So no more mystery snails for me. In this tank I have 1 kilifish and 1 peacock grunion. Yes I know I need more fish but right now I cannot afford to spend on it yet.
The lighting for each tank is a finnex. They are BOTH on diffrent timers and run as least as I can without hurting the plants. I have started boosting up the water changes. to about 1/2 for each tank 1x's a week. I use eco complete in both tanks. I don't do ferts since I don't know much about them.
Any info would be of great help. Please try to be as basic as possible with names.
Thank You
orangepunkins
tank 1:
75 gallon tank heavily planted. Issues with BBA algae and spot green algae.
I have tried mystery snails they live for awhile and then die. I have tried brittle nose pleco. These to me became lazy. All they wanted to do was hide under the driftwood and eat at the wood. I have 2 otos. They do NOTHING except lay around and yes they are alive. I also have 4 Panda Garra. These will only eat the algae after I have started scraping if off the glass. Then they are like wow there's food there. I have a variety of Community fish in this tank.
tank 2:
This is a 10 gallon lightly planted. I have issues with brown algae. and stag-horn algae. (this is a new algae to me). I only have 1 mystery snail the other 2 have died.
So no more mystery snails for me. In this tank I have 1 kilifish and 1 peacock grunion. Yes I know I need more fish but right now I cannot afford to spend on it yet.
The lighting for each tank is a finnex. They are BOTH on diffrent timers and run as least as I can without hurting the plants. I have started boosting up the water changes. to about 1/2 for each tank 1x's a week. I use eco complete in both tanks. I don't do ferts since I don't know much about them.
Any info would be of great help. Please try to be as basic as possible with names.
Thank You
orangepunkins