Algae

[Monroe10]

So I am getting some green algae on my rocks it's like half and inch long, it's a newer tank about 4-5 months old, and ideas?

 

[woody390]

Sounds like hair algae what are your parameters?

 

[mr_X]

Excessive nutrients. Cut back on feeding and increase nutrient export (water changes).

 

[Monroe10]

All 0 except nitrates

 

[begginersluck]

Some more information would help. What are your nitrates reading? Green algae feeds off nitrates so a picture would help also.

 

[Monroe10]

I checked last week and it was at 5 ppm

 

[mr_X]

All algae problems are a result of excess nutrients.

 

[Monroe10]

So if I just keep doing water changes the they will disappear

 

[mr_X]

It will take a little time, but yes. Water changes and cutting back on feeding.

 

[Monroe10]

Ya I started cutting back in feeding now just need to keep up in water changes

 

[mr_X]

I feed a tank I maintain 2 times a week and the fish are fat and healthy. I know we mistakenly overfeed our tanks without knowing. I am also guilty of this at times. I'm just saying that so you are aware of the needs of fish. These fish I speak of are large tangs and rabbitfish.

 

[cobra2003rg]

Get a couple emerald crabs and maybe a lawnmower blenny. I had the same prob and they took care of it in about a month. I had a lot

 

[Monroe10]

I have triggers( I know it's too small of a tank) a puffer and a wrasse about how much should I feed? I use frozen shrimp and brine shrimp?

 

[mr_X]

What size tank?

 

[Monroe10]

55gal, I'm planning in getting rid of the triggers soon just got to find a good home for them lol

 

[mr_X]

Well, you are going to have to watch the aggression. I would up the water changes and feed every other day for a while. See how that goes. What kind of triggers?

 

[Monroe10]

I know for sure a Niger trigger the other one is green with orange lines and the other is all different colors, I haven't seen any aggression what so ever. I got these fish off my friend and same in his tank no aggression.

 

[mr_X]

google "undulate trigger". If it's that one, I would make sure he stays fed. That's the most aggressive trigger there is. I would be concerned about the puffer if you cut back too much.

 

[Monroe10]

Ya that's that bad boy, ha it usually just hides in a cave untill feeding time and doesn't bother the other tankmates

 

[mr_X]

Well, that's unusual. They usually tear things to pieces at will. That fish (my favorite fish in the world besides the wartskin angler) is a killing machine. how often do you feed now?