Andrew M.

Thank you everyone for the replies! I'll try to address the questions asked in order. @jsem321: My current stock is 11 gold barbs, 1 electric blue acara, 7 green cory aeneus, a nerite snail and 5 ramshorn snails, I don't know if i'd be pushing it adding ottos or siamese algae eaters but I think it's a great idea if I have space. @nabokovfan87: I've attached a full photo of the tank, filtration is a Fluval 407 canister that is maintained once a month, lighting is from a fluval plant 3.0 at 30% max power (I grabbed the ratios from another thread on this forum), depending on nitrate build up I've been doing 30-50% water changes weekly. @Rita: Yes this very slimy and slippery, I've noticed my ramshorn snails are doing a good job at eating it... when they decide to get on the plants haha.

Thanks for responding! I thought it might have been brown algae, but when i've dealt with brown algae before and in my previous experience it's very easy to remove from the leaves. This stuff just won't rub off and the leaves start to tear instead because it's so stuck on.

Hello all! This is my first time posting so I apologize if I don't get everything correct the first time. I have a 55 gal planted tank that has been struggling with algae for months now. I have done tons of research, water tests, tried various solutions (adjusting lighting and duration, easy carbon dosing, easy green dosing, increased water changes, etc.). If someone could provide some insight on what this algae is and how I can get it under control it would be much appreciated! I'll share my plant stock below, but I am happy to share any additional information that is needed to help better understand my parameters :). Thanks in advance! My current plant stock is: a large and a small Amazon sword 7 stems of pogostemon stellatus 1 java fern 1 Crypt wendtii green a few val shoots a few stems of bacopa caroliniana