Staghorn Algae help

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Jimmy_D

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Ok so I have had my 10 gallon planted tank set up for little over a mouth now, and I am having that hard time trying to keep the Staghorn Algae from over running my tank. It is so bad that I have to clean the tank ever 2 3 day to keep it from covering and killing my plants. I have 3 caridina jsponica shrimp and 2 yellow shrimp but they are not helping. Any ideas as to how to keep it under control. Because if I have to keep cleaning it ever two day like I have been doing I am going to rip out my hair. Not that I don't in-joy my tank it is just crazy as to how fast it pops up after I clean it.

Thank
 
Lighting levels and duration? CO2? Fertilization? Test Results for Nitrate, Phosphate, pH and KH? Water Change Schedule?
 
Amano shrimp are far more suited to eating algae than the shrimp you currently have, add a couple of Amanos, they'll get on fine with what you already have.
 
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