Zac Posted March 7, 2022 Share Posted March 7, 2022 Hey all, I have a consistent blue green algae issue in my tank. I’ve blacked it out which helped tremendously. However, when I started giving the aquarium 6hrs of light it came back. So I’m considering treating it because I’d like to have a planted tank. Once I treat the tank, how do I keep the blue green algae away? I feed flake food once per day, zuchinni for my ottos every other day, and 1/2 an algae wafer every day 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Folk Posted March 7, 2022 Share Posted March 7, 2022 On 3/7/2022 at 3:50 PM, Zac said: Hey all, I have a consistent blue green algae issue in my tank. I’ve blacked it out which helped tremendously. However, when I started giving the aquarium 6hrs of light it came back. So I’m considering treating it because I’d like to have a planted tank. Once I treat the tank, how do I keep the blue green algae away? I feed flake food once per day, zuchinni for my ottos every other day, and 1/2 an algae wafer every day Co-Op has a great article published on this: https://www.aquariumcoop.com/blogs/aquarium/blue-green-algae Hope that helps! I have one aquarium that struggles with cyano a bit too. I keep it warm, and it probably gets too much light + food. I think hitting it with meds like the article describes is part of the solution. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mmiller2001 Posted March 7, 2022 Share Posted March 7, 2022 I would try spot treating with 15ml hydrogen peroxide per 10 gallons. Turn off all your filters for 10 minutes, then paint the infected area with the hydrogen peroxide (using a syringe) and wait 20 minutes. You will see lots of bubbles during that 20-minute period time. Once the 20 minutes expires, turn your filters back on and you should be good to go. You can repeat this process every 24 hours. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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