Michael Tette Posted January 5, 2021 Share Posted January 5, 2021 I have a really old lightly dirted 29 gallon shrimp tank. Light - current LED Plants list - Crypt, java moss, val, sword, ludwigia and everyone's favorite duckweed Algae list - Some BBA, but mostly hair algae!!! PH - 7-7.5 Nitrate - 0 Ammonia - 0 KH - 80-120 GH - 120 - 180 I dose EZ green once a week and feed daily. Water change is once per week 20%. Exclusively neo shrimp and assassin snails. I can't put fish in it because they will eat my shrimp. Anyone have any ideas to limiting this hair algae. Not a big fan of chemicals, looking for a more natural solution. In your experience what causes this type of algae? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H.K.Luterman Posted January 5, 2021 Share Posted January 5, 2021 How long is your light cycle? I find I get hair algae when I leave the lights on too long. Lessening to 5 hrs a day has helped. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yanni Posted January 5, 2021 Share Posted January 5, 2021 I would just do water changes more frequently. Try removing some of the algae manually and turn down the light. If you want something that will eat the algae, the shrimp will do that. They aren't the best at it but if you starve them a little bit, they should start getting hungry enough to eat some of that algae off for you. Some other things that you can try are Flourish Excel or Hydrogen Peroxide. I don't know how these would work with shrimp but they have worked for me before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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