I am the same way doreen, my lights go out at 12:30... but the room still has light and the LCD is realllllly bright...
I wonder if a towel will help me too.
I wonder if a towel will help me too.
What fish eat this hair algae?
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how many shrimp? how much algae? I remove probably 2-3 grams of the stuff every day, from my 10 gallon. it already has 4-6 cherry shrimp (mixed color patterns) and 1 amano... that I feed nothing else.
This is correct. DoreenJoy.
Get SAE, reduce photo period if using lights, use phosphate removing resins in filters, change water weekly. This will do it. I had a hair algae plantation. Use all of the above in combination and it worked. Injecting CO2 will help too.
Get SAE, reduce photo period if using lights, use phosphate removing resins in filters, change water weekly. This will do it. I had a hair algae plantation. Use all of the above in combination and it worked. Injecting CO2 will help too.
this thread is waaay old. hopefully the problem has been solved by now. if not, here's a tip - don't put pond water into your tank unless the fish in your tank came from that pond. it's a good way not only to introduce problems like algae, but also diseases and parasites.
If you buy algae eaters be sure to get the Siamese Algae Eaters (SAE) and not the Chinese Algae Eaters. The Siamese look similar to the Chinese in that they have a similar body shape and have a dark lateral band, except for the band of the SAE extends through a portion of the tail fin and the CAE does not. I bought three for my 37 gallon tank and they are doing a great job cleaning! I paid $8.00 for the 3 at the LFS
Mouth shape is another. SAE's don't have the suction cup-like mouth that the CAE does.
CAE-8-10 inches
SAE-6 inches
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