Algae on glass

  1. Keep nitrates, phosphates and silicates at a low level. If you have a persistent problem - use reverse osmosis (RO) or deionised (DI) water, or specific adsorption resins (e.g. PhosGuard). However, note that although high levels of such nutrients may encourage algae, it is not generally possible to completely eliminate algae by attempting to reduce them, as algae can survive at levels below those which can be measured by a hobbyist test kit.
same website as abouve
 
Excessive phosphate will not cause algae in a well planted tank, but in a tank that it not well planted it will contribute to the algae problem because there are not enough plant to use up the phosphate...my tank only has some java moss and tiawan moss...but I not what to keep arguing about this...i guess we are both right depending on the situation...I dont have any co2 on my tank maybe i should try diy co2...i didnt know that co2 will help control the algae...do you have any other suggestions?
 
just interested as to how bad the scale of the problem is...if its just a few spots here, just keep the front of the tank a quick rub down with an algae scraper or whatever.
 
JL15219 said:
It all over the glass....not just a few stops...it kind of looks like little hair...I dont know if if my be hair algae
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try and take a picture (though i dont think it will be that focused)
My guess is green spot algae since thats very common algae that grows on glass (besides brown algae)
Perhaps someone else can throw in their opinion here..
 
Coler said:
just interested as to how bad the scale of the problem is...if its just a few spots here, just keep the front of the tank a quick rub down with an algae scraper or whatever.
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:iagree:
 
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