algae blackout....questions

[MyCatsDrool]

Hello


I have a 6.6 gal tank at work. I was out for about 2.5 weeks when I had meningitis. One of my coworkers was feeding the fish while i was out. I returned Monday to find my tank in pretty bad shape, low water level, LOTS of algae of all kinds, mostly green spot algae and green hair algae.

I did a 50% H2O change on monday when I got back to work.

Will a blackout work to get rid of it?

How long for the blackout?

 

[Purrbox]

A blackout may help. Generally you'll want to go at least 3-5 days. Make sure that the tank is completely wrapped so that no light can get in.

 

[7Enigma]

How were the levels? Normally people overfeed fish when they don't know what their doing. In such a small tank I wouldn't be surprised if the nitrAtes weren't sky high. I'd clean the tank a well as you can, do a large PWC, then a 3 day blackout, another large PWC and go from there.

Algae is such a pain because once it gets established it can be very difficult to rid the tank of it.