Algae

[Cwsignu]

This is what my tank looks like. Pretty bad. Has string algae, black beard algae, and bright green algae that grows on everything and is almost impossible to get off. Please help!!!

[FrozenFins]

Amano Shrimp should help and decrease the amount of time you have your lights on

[Cwsignu]

Can't do the amanos because cities and other fish would eat them. Will decrease light time. Will a uv sterilizer help?

[Cwsignu]

[Cwsignu]

This is what tank looks like. .

[Daniel]

@Jdogtrainer was having a similar problem, but it now winning the battle:

I think @Jdogtrainer cut back on light and fertilizer? Maybe they can let us know what worked for them?

[Jdogtrainer]

7 hours ago, Daniel said:

@Jdogtrainer was having a similar problem, but it now winning the battle:

I think @Jdogtrainer cut back on light and fertilizer? Maybe they can let us know what worked for them?

Of course I'll tell you. We cut back on light to 50% or less. There were two lights on this tank, we began only using one at a time and cut light to 6 hours. We also bought 3 otocinclus and they are cleaning up the algea.

[Daniel]

2 minutes ago, Jdogtrainer said:

Of course I'll tell you. We cut back on light to 50% or less. There were two lights on this tank, we began only using one at a time and cut light to 6 hours. We also bought 3 otocinclus and they are cleaning up the algea.

That's sounds like good advice! The UV sterilizer only reduces free floating algae (like green water). UV doesn't have any effect on attached algae in the aquarium because none of the attached algae is ever exposed the the UV light.