How can I reduce the amount of green algae in my fish tank.?

Question

I have a 215L Aquaone tropical fish tank which has been set up for the last 6 months or so with a small community of about 20 small fish. I am getting a spotty film of green algae on the glass and in the tank which is really annoying and a pain to clean. I know this is inevitable to a certain extent but is there anything i can do to reduce it! I do regular 20% water changes and my filters are kept in good working order.

Answer 1

It depends on what kind of plants you have growing in there and how much light you need. For example, java moss doesn't need very much light, but watersprite needs a lot of it.

Don't leave your lights on for more than six hours.

Snails probably won't help that much. They may be able to keep the algae down to a manageable level, but the amount of waste they produce will probably cause more algae problems. Instead, try to get more fast-growing plants like moss balls, hornwort or wisteria which can use up the nutrients in the water before algae can get the chance to grow. If possible, you can cut down on feeding too, but make sure it doesn't harm your fish.

Answer 2

right this is a few ideas: a million. get floating vegetation to cut back solar, good floating vegetation alongside with water lettuce or duckweed are particularly positive with solar. or why not block the solar with the aid of planting timber or vines? it will additionally look good with the aquarium. 2. replace water often, like as quickly as a week, this'll cut back ammonia strengthen and thus supplies no nutrition for the algae :D 3. cut back fish nutrition, its ok fish won't die if not given nutrition for basically an afternoon or 2, in actuality with an excellent habitat they are going to be waiting to final approximately 10 days with out being fed. 4. algae grows speedy in warmer water, so administration your aquarium temperature approximately 25-28 celcius... i stay in tropical section yet i don't use any chiller! particularly i make my tank as densely planted as achieveable! and the temp. keeps to be cool! haha :D you additionally can use cooling fan to blow heat air away and permit cooler air enter. 5. get algae eater fish, shrimps, or snails. do not feed them till the tank is sparkling... heh heh :D 6. verify you have good filtration! 7. my aquarium additionally get solar, yet not without postpone! bear in mind direct solar will make terrible hair algae and different nasties advance, additionally will strengthen the temperature and stresses the fish. 8. if achieveable, why not pass the tank right into a extra shaded place (not indoor)? 9. in no way use those chemical compounds! its certainly risky for the fish and vegetation! as properly, nature continuously has the answer! do in simple terms not supply up and feel free to ask professionals and of path yahoo solutions :)

Answer 3

Limit the amount of light exposure & get one of those special algae eating fish....they're great. We used to have 5 large tanks full of fish when I was growing up, made sure to keep one of those fish in every tank & they kept them looking good.

Answer 4

You can buy snails for the tank that eat algae also.

Answer 5

Maybe get a fish that eats the algae. Like a sucker fish.

Answer 6

You could buy Siamese Algae Eaters or Plecostomous (There are small pleco's!) Or alot of other ones!

Answer 7

Don't leave the lights on for more than 6 hours a day.

Answer 8

Get a couple of plecos for your tank
here is a pic of it

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Keep the tank out of sunlight and put real plants in your tank

Here is another website for you to check out
http://www.aquariumpros.com/faqpro/algae_1.shtml#05200260

Answer 9

you can get these tablets that stop algae growing.