bungle
Aquarium Advice Freak
In the past couple weeks, my tank has developed some spots of algae (right in front) in a sort of blast pattern from the outflow from my filter. My five otos hang around on the stuff as if to say, "we're trying!", but I've never seen any decline.
So I finally decide to intervene, and buy one of those algae scrubbers that are "acrylic safe". During my last water change, I get the thing out and get to work trying to get rid of this stuff. No dice. I scrubbed hard enough I thought for sure I was going to scratch my tank up real good. Good thing is, no scratches. Bad thing is, the algae looks untouched. The stupid scrubber looks as clean as when it left the store!
So, can anyone help me with ideas as to rid my tank of this stuff? I have not gotten any sort of pleco because someone told me they don't work too well in planted tanks, but its an option I'm now considering. Or maybe I should just reposition the outflow to aim towards the side of the tank? I'll probably still have the same thing happen, just on a part of the tank that isn't as viewable.
Any help you guys can provide would be greatly appreciated. Sorry for the long post...
So I finally decide to intervene, and buy one of those algae scrubbers that are "acrylic safe". During my last water change, I get the thing out and get to work trying to get rid of this stuff. No dice. I scrubbed hard enough I thought for sure I was going to scratch my tank up real good. Good thing is, no scratches. Bad thing is, the algae looks untouched. The stupid scrubber looks as clean as when it left the store!
So, can anyone help me with ideas as to rid my tank of this stuff? I have not gotten any sort of pleco because someone told me they don't work too well in planted tanks, but its an option I'm now considering. Or maybe I should just reposition the outflow to aim towards the side of the tank? I'll probably still have the same thing happen, just on a part of the tank that isn't as viewable.
Any help you guys can provide would be greatly appreciated. Sorry for the long post...