I have been having huge problems with GW pretty much since a few months after I set up my 10 gallon tank, which is over a year now.
I have one Goldfish in the tank (see photo) and I do not over-feed. The plant is plastic. There are no live plants in the tank.
Again, it appears I have yet another algae bloom.
I've read alot on these forums and I (hopefully) think I've learned a lot. With that said, I am now starting a total blackout period. I have the tank glass covered with garbage bags and will leave it like that for five days and see what it looks like then.
Even when I am able to rid the tank of the algae through prior blackout periods, it always comes back.
I have a fluorescent hood light and leave it on only about 7 hours per day.
I am wondering however, if my problem could be related to sunlight. There is no direct sunlight entering into the tank but there is indirect sunlight coming from 3 windows (see attached diagram- YES, I know it's horrible looking )
I always thought that the distances from the windows to the tank were too great to cause me any problems but I'm out of ideas can't think of anything else.
Do you think it's possible that the indirect sunlight from the distances indicated in my diagram could be causing me my problems?
Thanks for your help!
I have one Goldfish in the tank (see photo) and I do not over-feed. The plant is plastic. There are no live plants in the tank.
Again, it appears I have yet another algae bloom.
I've read alot on these forums and I (hopefully) think I've learned a lot. With that said, I am now starting a total blackout period. I have the tank glass covered with garbage bags and will leave it like that for five days and see what it looks like then.
Even when I am able to rid the tank of the algae through prior blackout periods, it always comes back.
I have a fluorescent hood light and leave it on only about 7 hours per day.
I am wondering however, if my problem could be related to sunlight. There is no direct sunlight entering into the tank but there is indirect sunlight coming from 3 windows (see attached diagram- YES, I know it's horrible looking )
I always thought that the distances from the windows to the tank were too great to cause me any problems but I'm out of ideas can't think of anything else.
Do you think it's possible that the indirect sunlight from the distances indicated in my diagram could be causing me my problems?
Thanks for your help!