dont answer this Q if you wanna know y i want algae... sry
please help. >.<
2006-11-27 12:21:25 · 8 answers · asked by . 1 in Pets ➔ Fish
Just leave it alone, algae is a natural occurrence with tap water.
2006-11-27 12:27:01 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Not a question I usually hear, but I can give advice in reverse. Generally it just grows if there is light, and nutrients. If you are having trouble growing it consider adding aquarium fertilizer(iron, and phosphates), and a couple of small plants. (Algae often comes with plants, but too many plants will compete with algae.) Then be sure you are getting lots of light.
PS- If you are trying feed pleco or the like it's easier and cheap to buy algae wafers, or zucchini. They don't need food more than 2-3 times a week.
2006-11-27 15:36:45 · answer #2 · answered by Sabersquirrel 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
chea all of these answers take too long. The easiest way if u want algae for whatever purpose is to put a bucket of clean fresh water out in the sun, add something like a slate, or a big rock, and add liquid aquatic plant fertilizer into the water. Adding more fertilizer will increase growth rate but i wouldnt add too much. After a couple days, check to see if the rock has algae on it, if it does, drop it into your fish tank.
2006-11-27 12:40:50 · answer #3 · answered by . 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Place your tank in front of a south facing window, put white gravel in it, leave the light on all the time (even all night), overfeed your fish, take out any live plants you may have in there and don't do any partial water changes.
The fish will die, but you will definitely have algae. Algae spores are everywhere, you don't need to go look for them.
2006-11-27 12:54:46 · answer #4 · answered by 8 In the corner 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Put whatever you're trying to grow algae in a sunny hot place. But if fish are in the tank...i wouldn't do that.
2006-11-27 15:58:12 · answer #5 · answered by imcool_likeyou 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
DON'T CLEAN IT...AND THE LIGHT WILL ALSO HELP THE PROCESS FASTER SO YOU CAN KEEP THE FISH TANK LIGHT ON THEN YOU HAVE ALGAE I HAD TO GROW IT FOR A SCIENCE PROJECT SO THAT HELPS.
2006-11-27 12:35:33 · answer #6 · answered by stephie 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
algea comes narturally over time the more light you have on your tank and the longer it is on the more and faster the algea will grow
altho im not sure why you wnat to grow it its not all that great for your fish
2006-11-27 12:25:22 · answer #7 · answered by curls 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
leave the lights on
2006-11-27 12:30:26 · answer #8 · answered by hill bill y 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋