Help! Algae infestation

[Thebat24]

Hello everyone. I have some kind of algae infestation and I’m not sure what kind and how to fix. It is completely covering all of my plants but nothing else. Any suggestions would be much appreciated. 

[Colu]

That looks like it could be to much light or nutrients causing the algae growth your seeing  how long a day do you have you lights on and what fertilizer are you using what your nitrates level

[Thebat24]

@Colu I have 10 hours of light per day. I don’t use any fertilizer just natural fish waste and nitrate levels are normal. I also gravel vac every 2 weeks. 

[eatyourpeas]

Try reducing your light period to 6 or 8 hours a day. 🙂

[Colu]

I agree I would reduce your lighting to 8hr a day to start with and see if that has any affect you could also add some Ramshorn or nerite snails to help control the algae

Edited December 5, 2021 by Colu

[Patrick_G]

I agree start off with reducing your light levels to 8hrs. 
Do you have a cleanup crew? I have Otocinclus and Amano Shrimp in every tank. They do a great job eating the algae and plus they’re just fun to watch. 

[Thebat24]

I currently have 2 nerite snails, 2 ottos and 2 Pygmy Cory’s for my clean up crew. My main display is a school of green neon tetras. I will reduce my lighting to 8 hours for a couple weeks and see if I notice any difference. I have tried algae fix in the past with little results. 

[Colu]

Chemical treatment aren't very effective as they don't solve the root cause of the problem

Edited December 8, 2021 by Colu

[Beardedbillygoat1975]

@Thebat24make one change at a time and then wait 2 weeks. Patience is key in getting a tank to mature and dialing it in. We are all tinkerers by nature in the aquarium hobby but sometimes it is in our best interest to take a slow and deliberate approach. 

[Ken Burke]

@Beardedbillygoat1975is spot on about make a change and wait.  Reducing the photo period may help, but you may also need to add ferts.
 

.  @Ireneposted a video not long ago on the subject.  if your plants don’t have enough nutrition, including trace elements, they may not grow fast enough.  It really help beat down my stag horn algae.

[Ken Burke]

Here is the video….