Langy

hey guys,

was just going to do a clean of my tank and i found all this green algae type stuff growing out of the filter outlet. its a long string type thing. any idea what it is? and what causes it? any thing else i should know about it?

Cheers!

thumper

i dont know much about what you can do about it but it is caused most of the time by over feeding and high nitrates

i think but dont quote me on that

Langy

oh okay, i did a bit of reading and it says algae is most likely caused by high phosphate levels, which can be caused by over feeding. so you are kinda right there. so i guess its time to do a water change and a cleaning. thanks!!

Chrisson

if it's long and green then it's probably hair algae. It happens when you have a good maintained tank so nothing to really worry about.

aquarist48

Too, algae is affected by light. I suggest keeping your lights on for 12 hours a day. As stated above algae is a good sign and also means you have good oxygen in the water. I think some algae in the tank makes it look more natural. Please don't add any chemicals to get rid of it.

Langy

oh okay, hair algae, sounds about right. nothing to worry about then. don't worry i wasn't going to add chems to get rid of it. i ended up just pulling it off. thanks for the info.

cheers!

catfishtabbi

Cherry shrimp love to eat pt !!!