Mike Chesmer Posted March 27, 2023 Share Posted March 27, 2023 75 GAL tank running for 4 weeks now. Ammonia is now 0, Nitrite 2.0 and dropping. (was 5.0 four days ago), and Nitrate at 5.0. Have live plants, mostly amozon sword, anubis, and java fern. Not heavy planting, maybe 15 plants total. Problem is that when the ammonia read 0, string algae, hair algae or whatever it is called sprung up and is now all over the place and smothering my plants. Not sure to do a water change, or just wait out the cycling as its in the final stages before water change and adding snails and shrimp to eat the algae. Ideas??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mmiller2001 Posted March 27, 2023 Share Posted March 27, 2023 Turn the lights down. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Chesmer Posted March 28, 2023 Author Share Posted March 28, 2023 Thank you, doing that first thing tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nabokovfan87 Posted March 28, 2023 Share Posted March 28, 2023 (edited) Once you have the nitrites to 0.... If you have a single SAE. go ahead and add it. Not enough bioload there to cause any harm. Same with shrimp. Oto, pleco. you can add them too if you keep number low. One pleco for instance isn't a big deal in a 75G. Handful of otos, not a big deal. Edited March 28, 2023 by nabokovfan87 clarify Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Chesmer Posted March 29, 2023 Author Share Posted March 29, 2023 All good advice, thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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