Hi,
I recently had gone to a local aquarium store and I am questioning a statement he stated to me. I have a 5.5 gallon glass tank it measures aprx. 16Lx8Wx10H. I had a small green dot algea problem before it got bad. I was thinking about getting some plants ect. I decided not to make that move yet, and that I was not ready for that; I am some what newer to the aquarium world 4 months experience. I asked him about algea ect. He asked how often I clean the tank, I replied "1 to 2 times a week" he said that that was my problem and that " I was only supposed to clean it like once a month. well I like my tank to look nice. My ammonia level is 0 my nitrates are round 20 ppl I believeph 7 dont know know the nitrite level. My fish are all healthy and happy. The small amount of algea I had had was not bad, but I wanted the main front view cleared of algea. Was the the pet store worker right, am I doing this wrong, I've just been taking suggestion from some folks on here. Please I need some feedback from well expiernced aquarum addicts.
I recently had gone to a local aquarium store and I am questioning a statement he stated to me. I have a 5.5 gallon glass tank it measures aprx. 16Lx8Wx10H. I had a small green dot algea problem before it got bad. I was thinking about getting some plants ect. I decided not to make that move yet, and that I was not ready for that; I am some what newer to the aquarium world 4 months experience. I asked him about algea ect. He asked how often I clean the tank, I replied "1 to 2 times a week" he said that that was my problem and that " I was only supposed to clean it like once a month. well I like my tank to look nice. My ammonia level is 0 my nitrates are round 20 ppl I believeph 7 dont know know the nitrite level. My fish are all healthy and happy. The small amount of algea I had had was not bad, but I wanted the main front view cleared of algea. Was the the pet store worker right, am I doing this wrong, I've just been taking suggestion from some folks on here. Please I need some feedback from well expiernced aquarum addicts.