megatronmo
Aquarium Advice Newbie
I have a 10 gallon freshwater tank that I’ve had for about 3 months. I started with 2 Tetra Glofish. Algae growth was getting insane so 2 weeks ago I added 3 Otocinclus. The Otos have done an amazing job cleaning up the soft algae that was on the glass and hard surface decor. However there is still a large amount of hair algae on the fake plants. I added a clump of Java Moss at the same time as the Otos and it’s covered in algae now too. My Tetras seem to be eating less and there’s an abundance of uneaten food in the substrate. I’ve been trying to remove as much as possible with vacuuming but it seems never ending. I feed a small amount of flakes, once a day (the pet store told me to feed 2x a day). Should i feed even less often? I don’t understand why there’s so much uneaten food. Yesterday, I manually removed some of the hair algae but I want to get to the root of the issue. It could definitely be excessive light, as the tank is in a room with many windows. I haven’t tested phosphorus levels but our water is hard, so i could imagine it’s likely high. The ammonia/nitrate/nitrate levels have all been good but I’ve been doing a good amount of water changes with my cleaning attempts. Should I try a blackout? How do I keep this algae under control? I’m at the end of my rope.