Scott1980
Aquarium Advice Activist
Hey folks,
I just spent a couple of hours scrubbing my tank to death, because of an out of control algae. Hair, slimy, on glass, you name it I had it. There was even algae rooting itself into the gravel. It's a 20 Gallon High with a AH supply 55 Watts on top. That puts me right at 2.75 wpg. I'm running all low light plants. I'm not using ferts. I run a DIY CO2 out of a 1.8 Liter bottle. Anyway I just scrubbed my tank to death, just so it looked reasonalbe again. What can I do to keep this problem from occuring again? I don't have a testing kit of nitrates/ phosphates etc. If it's recommended, I'll cough up the money for it right now. Anyhow, the other questions is, How long should I leave my light on per day? What kind of algae eaters will fit into a 20 gallon that won't screw up the bio load. Thanks, hoping to learn something from this. I really really don't want to use chemicals.
I just spent a couple of hours scrubbing my tank to death, because of an out of control algae. Hair, slimy, on glass, you name it I had it. There was even algae rooting itself into the gravel. It's a 20 Gallon High with a AH supply 55 Watts on top. That puts me right at 2.75 wpg. I'm running all low light plants. I'm not using ferts. I run a DIY CO2 out of a 1.8 Liter bottle. Anyway I just scrubbed my tank to death, just so it looked reasonalbe again. What can I do to keep this problem from occuring again? I don't have a testing kit of nitrates/ phosphates etc. If it's recommended, I'll cough up the money for it right now. Anyhow, the other questions is, How long should I leave my light on per day? What kind of algae eaters will fit into a 20 gallon that won't screw up the bio load. Thanks, hoping to learn something from this. I really really don't want to use chemicals.