So, after Hurricane Sandy, I lost power for like 2 weeks and most of the fish in my 90g died. After that, I didn't have the mental energy to deal with that, so I've barely been doing any water changes since then and have hardly even been feeding these poor fish. The tank is a mess and I want to get it back into shape now and restock. (Currently all I have is 1 rainbow shark, 1 diamond tetra, 3 blue gouramis, and 4-5 botia striata - pretty sparse).
Aside from the green algae that scrubs off the glass easily, I also have all this really dark (almost black) algae all over the place. It's on the wood, the plants, even the substrate. I don't know what it is or how to get rid of it. If I just start doing regular water changes, will that help? Should I try using some chemicals since my tank is so sparse anyway? If I have to get rid of all my substrate, plants & decor I'm thinking maybe I will just shut the whole thing down and give up on fish keeping.
Can you help me fix this mess?
Ammo 0
Nitrite 0
pH 7.2
Nitrate 10
Aside from the green algae that scrubs off the glass easily, I also have all this really dark (almost black) algae all over the place. It's on the wood, the plants, even the substrate. I don't know what it is or how to get rid of it. If I just start doing regular water changes, will that help? Should I try using some chemicals since my tank is so sparse anyway? If I have to get rid of all my substrate, plants & decor I'm thinking maybe I will just shut the whole thing down and give up on fish keeping.
Can you help me fix this mess?
Ammo 0
Nitrite 0
pH 7.2
Nitrate 10