Algae

[leannaby]

I've got a brownish algae growing in my tank.. On glass and on plants.. How can I solve this or reduce it without a algae eater such as a plec as I have 3 african dwarf frogs and have heard they can attack the frogs

 

[fishyfriends3]

How long do you have your lights on your tank per day ?

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[leannaby]

For about 12 hrs give or take hour

 

[threnjen]

How old is the tank?

 

[leannaby]

It's 3 months now.. Everything has been perfect.. Live plants growing well.. Fish are doing well and have had fry from my guppies.

 

[fishyfriends3]

What percentage of water do you change ? And how often ?

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[leannaby]

Would it help adding a air pump to introduce more oxygen as I heard that could be a source of the algae.. Or it the facts that the lights are on too long

 

[leannaby]

I do a 25% water change weekly.. Have read so much about different percentages and how often.. Hope this is right

 

[fishyfriends3]

I would consider reducing the lighting period down a bit to ten hours a day. Does your tank have any natural daylight hitting it as this could also be a reason. I would get my hands wet and scrub as much of it off as physically possible and do a water change. The brown algae usually appears much earlier in a tanks life. Are you gravel vacuuming as this could be another issue.

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[leannaby]

The tank is away from natural light.. When I do a water change I do gravel clean aswell

 

[fishyfriends3]

I would consider reducing the lighting period down a bit to ten hours a day. Does your tank have any natural daylight hitting it as this could also be a reason. I would get my hands wet and scrub as much of it off as physically possible and do a water change. The brown algae usually appears much earlier in a tanks life. Are you gravel vacuuming as this could be another issue as this needs to be done as part of regular maintenance. Yes increasing oxygen will also help.

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[leannaby]

Thanks.. Will get to it tomorrow

 

[fishyfriends3]

The tank is away from natural light.. When I do a water change I do gravel clean aswell

Yes if you're not that could be the issue.

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[threnjen]

It could just be diatoms. A picture would help. Diatoms are nothing to worry about. Algae, just reduce the lighting period.

 

[fishyfriends3]

I thought diatoms usually appear much earlier than 3 months.

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[enrgizerbunny]

I thought diatoms usually appear much earlier than 3 months.

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Eh, can appear as late as 6 months. All depends, but regardless the biggest algae control in freshwater is lighting. Next of course are water changes. Personally I've tried to encourage algae growth and I can't really get any.

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