sallie platy

my algea is been in and on my tank i dont no wats happing

Chief_waterchanger

Um. Algae grows in tanks, that is just what it does.

Did you cycle your tank before loading it with fish? What type of fish in the tank, what size tank is it, and how many fish of each kind are in it? The more bioload (feces, urea, etc) in the tank the quicker the algae grows. If you overfeed your tank with flake food it will make algae grow quicker. Flake food has high amounts of phosphates; an over abundance of phosphates will encourage algae growth. And generally getting your tank out of balance causes a lot of algae growth, usually.

Is your tank in high light most of the day?
Is there a light on the tank? If so do you leave it on at all times?

The more details you give the easier it will be for someone to answer your questions.

sallie platy

the light is not on all the time its on when i feed the fish
the tank is at least two feet and its got 13 grown fish and 5 fry
2 shrimps
5 platies
1 guppy
3 glowlight
and 1 neon
and the fry 4 guppy
1 platy

Chief_waterchanger

I would chalk it up to basic overfeeding, if you use flake foods that is (again, the phosphates.) If the tank is near a window or gets a good bit of natural light that could cause an over abundance of algae also. Algae for the most part is just another part of fishkeeping.

Oh and most green algaes are good first foods and good secondary foods for your livebearers and their fry. Our guppies and platies love when we leave algae in their tank for them to nibble on throughout the day.

sallie platy

i have a algea scrapper and the shrimps take some of the algea as well and the platies and guppies eat as well.but i only feed them to day a week though

Butterfly

Sallie Platy -
Sorry for the questions right off What are the water readings for your tank (ammonia, Nitrites, and Nitrates) ? What size is the tank? How long has the tank been running? Do you have live plants?
Carol

sallie platy

6.4
20 to 50 nitrates
0 nitrites
the test think does not have a ammonia reading
a year
no live plants

Chief_waterchanger

Do you mean .20 and .50 PPM Nitrates?

If you meant Twenty and fifty and not <point> twenty and <point> fifty then you need to do something about your waterchange schedule, your nitrates are too high for fish to safely be exposed to. That could also contribute to your algae outbreaks.

Butterfly

Fast growing live plants(hornwort, water sprite etc) will suck those Nitrates up and out compete the algae for nutrients. You also need to be running aregular on/off schedule for your fish. I do 12 on/12 off but I have live plants.
Carol