willowthepoet
Aquarium Advice Activist
I'm currently suffering the worst bout of algae I've ever had. My tank looks like a swamp despite daily 50% pwc. It's been completely green for almost 2 weeks and I'm getting horribly frustrated with changing the water all the time.
Today I found one of my ADFs up in the filter, dead. I started to worry if the algae was a symptom of some other problem? All my params are fine (0 ammonia, 0 nitrite, 5-10 nitrate because it's oh-so-slightly overstocked) and I'm completely out of ideas.
Help?
I'm tempted to put the fish in a bucket, clean everything completely, and restart the tank, hoping I don't lose my cycle... but my honey gouramis look like they're finally about to spawn (bubble nests everywhere) and an overhaul would almost definitely stop that.
Today I found one of my ADFs up in the filter, dead. I started to worry if the algae was a symptom of some other problem? All my params are fine (0 ammonia, 0 nitrite, 5-10 nitrate because it's oh-so-slightly overstocked) and I'm completely out of ideas.
Help?
I'm tempted to put the fish in a bucket, clean everything completely, and restart the tank, hoping I don't lose my cycle... but my honey gouramis look like they're finally about to spawn (bubble nests everywhere) and an overhaul would almost definitely stop that.