Jason6942
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K so I got my first algae bloom starting and I don't know what to do or handle it. Plz help!!!
Yeah having them on 24/7 is a mistake. But to help reduce the algae I would say 6 hours max from now on. If your not looking at the tank then the lights should be off. My lights are off from 11pm-5pmPart of the problem is the light being on all the time. It should not be on more than, say, 8 hours a day. A timer is useful, cheap at Walmart. Since you have no plants, turning the lights off entirely for a week or so should discourage the algae quite a bit.