Hi,
I have an outbreak of brown algae. The water color is brown, and i have discoloration of rocks, artificial plants, and a little bit on the glass. That cover can be easily washed/bleached off decor, but the algae comes back. I assume these are diatoms.
This is in a 20g tank. The tank is cycled. I use Seachem Alkaline Buffer to keep my pH stable when i add tap water, and it works quite well. Otherwise, my pH drops considerably when I add my high pH tap water.
Everything else in the tank is good. It is not overstocked, and I watch the quantity of food I use. I try to keep the bottom vacuumed as best as i can.
I've tried Algaefix without any change. I purchased Seagel, but the filter bad it comes in is too big for my 20g hang filter. I could MacGyver it and make a tiny bag, but there really isn't room in my filter. I would strongly prefer to not have to use special water to avoid the pain/time spent doing that.
I know it is not dangerous to the fish, but I do not like the visual.
Any thoughts on how I can control the problem?
Thanks.
I have an outbreak of brown algae. The water color is brown, and i have discoloration of rocks, artificial plants, and a little bit on the glass. That cover can be easily washed/bleached off decor, but the algae comes back. I assume these are diatoms.
This is in a 20g tank. The tank is cycled. I use Seachem Alkaline Buffer to keep my pH stable when i add tap water, and it works quite well. Otherwise, my pH drops considerably when I add my high pH tap water.
Everything else in the tank is good. It is not overstocked, and I watch the quantity of food I use. I try to keep the bottom vacuumed as best as i can.
I've tried Algaefix without any change. I purchased Seagel, but the filter bad it comes in is too big for my 20g hang filter. I could MacGyver it and make a tiny bag, but there really isn't room in my filter. I would strongly prefer to not have to use special water to avoid the pain/time spent doing that.
I know it is not dangerous to the fish, but I do not like the visual.
Any thoughts on how I can control the problem?
Thanks.