The good and the bad going on with my tank

[Frogyspond]

Okay I have got a 36 gallon bow with 7 Neo Plunkers "daffodils" and they have been in the tank for three months.

The bad news is In the last few weeks I have had this explosion of red hair like algae. I am doing a 10-20% water change every three or four days and turned the lights down to 7 hours a day. My water reads 0 ammonium, 0 nitrate, 0 nitrite, 8.4 pH and temp at 82. But I am loosing the battle with the algae. What should I do different to help the tank? I use the ATI liquid water tester.

The good news is one of them has given birth to the tanks first Bach of fry. I tried to get the little guys into a protective nest. But can not catch them. Has anyone got ideas to catch the little one before they become dinner.

Thank you so much

Scott

 

[Tetra1990]

Okay I have got a 36 gallon bow with 7 Neo Plunkers "daffodils" and they have been in the tank for three months.

The bad news is In the last few weeks I have had this explosion of red hair like algae. I am doing a 10-20% water change every three or four days and turned the lights down to 7 hours a day. My water reads 0 ammonium, 0 nitrate, 0 nitrite, 8.4 pH and temp at 82. But I am loosing the battle with the algae. What should I do different to help the tank? I use the ATI liquid water tester.

The good news is one of them has given birth to the tanks first Bach of fry. I tried to get the little guys into a protective nest. But can not catch them. Has anyone got ideas to catch the little one before they become dinner.

Thank you so much

Scott

Your nitrAte is a 0 reading? If so, then your tank isn't cycled yet. If so, they this may be the reason for the red hair like algae. Congrats on your fry though!!

 

[Frogyspond]

The tank has been up and going for almost six months and it do a few cycles before I added the fish in January. What would cause it to go through another cycle in this stage?