TFA101

The stuff looks nasty, and its growing over the gravel and tank glass in kairi's tank!

Stats:

Tank size: 5 gallons
Livestock: Female betta
Age of tank: ~2 months
ammonia: 0ppm
nitrite: 0 PPM
nitrate: 20-25ppm
Planted: No


I would guess the nitrates threw the tank out of balance. Kairi's tank just finished the cycle, and I've been doing weekly water changes of 25%.

I read that water changes helps by ridding of excessive nitrates, but how do i go about ridding of spores and cleaning my tank? The stuff is unsightly!

Chrisson

Algae looks horrible when they're on gravel. I'm not sure if this helps but I mix my gravel with the algae to the bottom so it can't get a source of light and die off but it just goes on the other gravel and it just gets annoying...

mathas

Without pictures, "green slime" sounds like cyanobacteria. It's a bit odd that you would have a cyabobacteria problem with nitrates that high, but I guess anything's possible

Assuming that's what it is, PFP posted a thread about her fight with it here where various causes/cures were discussed. If all else fails, a somewhat-recent thread at plantedtank.net (found here) discusses a chemical BGA cure.

TFA101

Thats exactly what it is Mathas! \

Thanks!

I try the blackout method, add some maracyn that i have, and I'll put in some clippings of water wisteria from my other tank.