Hello all,
So I am still trying to cycle a new 12-gallon tank. It has been over 7 weeks now. Ammonia runs around 1ppm, I have never seen nitrites, and nitrates are at 10ppm. There is a single immature danio in the tank, and it is doing well.
I have some regular algae growing, but I also have a lot of stringy green algae growing. I do *not* have any live plants! The algae is mostly growing on a large ornament, but is spreading to some plastic plants as well. It started on the wall of the tank.
What can I do to get rid of it? I plan to buy oto's when the tank is stable - will they eat this kind of algae? Can tha algae have anything to do with the tank failing to finish cycling?
Thanks,
Jamiya
So I am still trying to cycle a new 12-gallon tank. It has been over 7 weeks now. Ammonia runs around 1ppm, I have never seen nitrites, and nitrates are at 10ppm. There is a single immature danio in the tank, and it is doing well.
I have some regular algae growing, but I also have a lot of stringy green algae growing. I do *not* have any live plants! The algae is mostly growing on a large ornament, but is spreading to some plastic plants as well. It started on the wall of the tank.
What can I do to get rid of it? I plan to buy oto's when the tank is stable - will they eat this kind of algae? Can tha algae have anything to do with the tank failing to finish cycling?
Thanks,
Jamiya