Hi everyone, had brush algae appear for the first time a week or two ago in my 125g, and it's slowly starting to take over. I think it got added into the tank when I introduced more tiger barbs, they got put into the tank with water from the bag because I figured that "nothing would go wrong" and was too lazy to fish them out or mess with a net and the bag. (Plus no room for qt tank)
The algae started on my driftwood and is now slowly starting to spread onto some of my anubias and other parts of the tank, it looks a lot like this:
The tank is an 125g with two 4 foot t8 shop lights with 2 6500k bulbs in each. Filtration is a marineland c canister, api nexx, and a beefy sponge filter. Ive scattered root tabs in the pool filter sand substrate for my swords and crypts, which have started to take off but slowed down once the algae came. I also have a bunch of wisteria, java fern, anubias and some scattered java moss I can't get rid of.
What can I do? I've read that blackouts don't work and Im having a hard time getting a hold of an SAE. My bristlenose pleco won't touch it, and my LFS's only suggestion, otos, would probobly be Jack Dempsey food. I can't take the fish out, and I don't want to use tons of chemicals either. What are my options here? Would an SAE do the trick? Is there another kind of fish that would help?
Im truly at a loss for what to do, the tank's been doing so great lately and then this happens. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
The algae started on my driftwood and is now slowly starting to spread onto some of my anubias and other parts of the tank, it looks a lot like this:
The tank is an 125g with two 4 foot t8 shop lights with 2 6500k bulbs in each. Filtration is a marineland c canister, api nexx, and a beefy sponge filter. Ive scattered root tabs in the pool filter sand substrate for my swords and crypts, which have started to take off but slowed down once the algae came. I also have a bunch of wisteria, java fern, anubias and some scattered java moss I can't get rid of.
What can I do? I've read that blackouts don't work and Im having a hard time getting a hold of an SAE. My bristlenose pleco won't touch it, and my LFS's only suggestion, otos, would probobly be Jack Dempsey food. I can't take the fish out, and I don't want to use tons of chemicals either. What are my options here? Would an SAE do the trick? Is there another kind of fish that would help?
Im truly at a loss for what to do, the tank's been doing so great lately and then this happens. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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