So i took over a 72 gallon FOWLR tank that was in pretty rough shape. i think for a newbie i've done a pretty good job improving water quality and keeping the tank clean. previous owner got rid of it because didn't have time to care for it which was apparent. SO, i recently upgraded my lighting from 2 32W bulbs to 4 T5HO (54w) bulbs. before i did have algae growth but if i were to scrub the algae off the glass and do a water change it would be crystal clear for about 4-5 days and by the 5th or 6th day you would start to see algae accumulating on the glass. now that i have upgraded the lighting it is growing much faster which i expected. Currently the tank really doesn't have much for a cleaner crew.
I was thinking of maybe getting some snails to try and combat the algae? there are several different choices and i'm seeing some are better for my sand bed to mix up the sand? Really looking some advice of how to combat this algae. and what snails would go with my tank.
Not sure if this helps but my current tank inhabitants are:
1 Clarkii clown
1 Yellow Tang
2 Blue devil damsel
1 Yellow damsel
1 gray damsel
2 chocolate chip star fish
1 red banded shrimp
1 condy anenome
I feed them Brine Shrimp or Mysis Shrimp 3 times a week. and sometimes a few pellets in between (fun to watch the shrimp chase those down)
My lights are on a timer. i recently cut back on the hours now that i have the new lights.
Acintics come on at 10 and turn off 7
Whites come on at 11 and turn off 6
LED on at night.
The tank IS next to a window....but i have that window covered extremely well so don't think that should be an issue.
I'm changing out 4-5 gallons of water every week.
I have a canister filter that moves 300GPH and a power head that moves 750 GPH (do i need more water flow?)
I know this is a long post and i thank you for taking the time to read it.
please help
I was thinking of maybe getting some snails to try and combat the algae? there are several different choices and i'm seeing some are better for my sand bed to mix up the sand? Really looking some advice of how to combat this algae. and what snails would go with my tank.
Not sure if this helps but my current tank inhabitants are:
1 Clarkii clown
1 Yellow Tang
2 Blue devil damsel
1 Yellow damsel
1 gray damsel
2 chocolate chip star fish
1 red banded shrimp
1 condy anenome
I feed them Brine Shrimp or Mysis Shrimp 3 times a week. and sometimes a few pellets in between (fun to watch the shrimp chase those down)
My lights are on a timer. i recently cut back on the hours now that i have the new lights.
Acintics come on at 10 and turn off 7
Whites come on at 11 and turn off 6
LED on at night.
The tank IS next to a window....but i have that window covered extremely well so don't think that should be an issue.
I'm changing out 4-5 gallons of water every week.
I have a canister filter that moves 300GPH and a power head that moves 750 GPH (do i need more water flow?)
I know this is a long post and i thank you for taking the time to read it.
please help