Orange-ish Algae taking over my tank :(

[BrianW]

We recently cleaned out our tank after a few problems. Now all of our tests come back “ideal” Ph, hardness, nitrates, nitrites, etc

Now - we’ve got all of this orange stuff growing on the plastic trees and substrate... what’s going on?

 

 

Edited December 23, 2020 by BrianW
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[FrozenFins]

its just algae, nothing to worry about. It is completely harmless to your fish. You can just scrub it off. You can also get snails that will eat all that algae up and anymore algae that may come in the future.

[David W]

You can try cutting back on the light. It doesn't sound like you have live plants.  If you don't have live plants you only really need the light when you want to look at your fish. You can shorten the timer or just click the light on when you are around. 

[Taco Playz]

I would get a Algae pad. I agree with @James Black you can get some snails, I would recommend Netrite snails they are probably the best cleaner snails.

Edited December 23, 2020 by Taco Playz

[H.K.Luterman]

If it's a new tank (a few months old) it's probably diatom algae, and will burn itself out once all the silicates in the system are depleted. That being said, snails love the stuff, and will help eliminate any new blooms of algae. 

Cute betta!