lamom43

I have green algae on the walls of my 5g tank. is this ok. i only have a 3month molly in the tank.

jclee

It won't hurt the fish. If I recall correctly, mollies will even nibble on some kinds of algae. If it's a glass tank, you can buy a scraper (or use an unsoaped, plastic sponge) to scrub the algae away.

How much are you feeding, and does the tank get any direct sunlight?

lamom43

im still feeding the powdered food on the tip of a tooth pick twice a day. no direct sunlight. tanks plastic.

aquarist48

Good morning,

I have moved your thread to the Aquarium Water/Algae section of the forum.

Here is a link that you may find helpful concerning algae control:

http://www.fishlore.com/aquarium-algae-control.htm

Ken

ranga97

Is it in spots??
If it is then that sounds much like mine.
Mine is firmly attached and want to rid myself of it, it doesnt look pleasing

lamom43

yes it is. its not pretty to look at and i want to see my fish better.

jclee

You can search the site for green spot algae (GSA) and see what you come up with. I think a regular scraper won't do it (and would scratch a plastic tank). I think you would need a credit card or razor blade to get the algae off of the surface. I'm not sure how you would do this with a plastic tank without damaging the tank.

ranga97

I managed to get it off by getting a fish nets material and sliding around the glass.
Missed a few spots though,

jetajockey

You can knock out GSA with one of those plastic dish scrubbies. Or a dish sponge, just make for certain that there is NO soap in them at all. I only buy them new and keep them for aquarium use only.

Scrub a test area that is not too obvious to make sure that the material doesn't scratch and then go for it. You should be okay with most soft plastic scrubbers though.

ranga97

Ok thankyou very much for the idea, sounds great.