MaggstAa
Aquarium Advice Regular
For a couple months I’ve had issues with black brush algae and cyano, and it’s growing rampant and thickly all over the tank no matter how thoroughly I clean it. Green algae is also growing quicker, but the BB algae is out of control. The last two times I cleaned the tank I pressure washed the decor and replaced almost all of the water and still it comes back immediately and covers everything in thick layers, and it’s nearly impossible to scrub off. I have lived in the same place for 2.5 years so the water source hasn’t changed (to my knowledge); when I check the water levels, the chlorine levels are a tiny bit high when I put in fresh water after cleaning but nothing crazy, but even when the rest of the water levels are in the appropriate ranges, it doesn’t make a difference. Does anyone have any ideas why this is happening and any solutions to get rid of it or at least slow/cut down the growth?
FYI: 48 gallon cold water tank, goldfish (no recent new additions), average temperature 72 F (its been that way for years and we can’t get it any lower in the summertime so we keep it constant year round to avoid fluctuation; they’re used to it and this has been the case before the algae epidemic).
FYI: 48 gallon cold water tank, goldfish (no recent new additions), average temperature 72 F (its been that way for years and we can’t get it any lower in the summertime so we keep it constant year round to avoid fluctuation; they’re used to it and this has been the case before the algae epidemic).