I have a 55 gallon brackish tank stocked with 3 archers, 3 mollies,4 glass fish, a spotted green puffer, and a crawfish.
I have a continuious problem with brown algae, and an on again off again problem with green slime (only way to describe it) algae.
I try to keep the nitrates below 30 ppm, but nothing I do will help with the algae. I dont want to use chemicals if possible, but is there any other way to combat the algae?
I am trying, with marginal success, to grow java fern and java moss in the tank to steal the nitrates, but they are not doing too well. Is there any other type of plant that will do well in a brack tank?
What kind of snails will live in a brackish tank, that are big enough to avoid being a snack for the puffer? I have a breeding tank (my 20 gallon fresh) stocked with malaysian trumpets that I use for feeding the puff, and they dont live long enough to do a thing..
any help is appreciated..
I have a continuious problem with brown algae, and an on again off again problem with green slime (only way to describe it) algae.
I try to keep the nitrates below 30 ppm, but nothing I do will help with the algae. I dont want to use chemicals if possible, but is there any other way to combat the algae?
I am trying, with marginal success, to grow java fern and java moss in the tank to steal the nitrates, but they are not doing too well. Is there any other type of plant that will do well in a brack tank?
What kind of snails will live in a brackish tank, that are big enough to avoid being a snack for the puffer? I have a breeding tank (my 20 gallon fresh) stocked with malaysian trumpets that I use for feeding the puff, and they dont live long enough to do a thing..
any help is appreciated..