Algae Control Safe for Shrimp

My planted 10-gallon tank has been overridden by brown algae. I have been doing frequent water changes and siphoning out all extra plant debris. Still, the brown algae continued to spread. I was looking around for the best kind of algae control additive and noticed that all of them were not safe for shrimp. Does anyone know what kind/brand of product is safe for shrimp?

 

the best would just be using a toothbrush and keep the tank balanced

 

Do you have any amano shrimp? mine eat algae like champions.

 

A nerite snail is shrimp safe.

 

the best would just be using a toothbrush and keep the tank balanced

Can you explain how a toothbrush is going to keep a tank balanced, or better still stop making remarks as Lucy Mentioned.
Back to problem at hand what you describe is diatoms and if I guess right its a new tank, you can use paper towel to wipe the diatoms off the glass this will help, they also tend to go on their own over a few months, I know its a pain and in shrimp tanks I find as they die off the glass becomes green which feeds the shrimp, you may also want to check your tank for Phosphate as high phosphate will feed diatoms, if this is the case you can put a phosphate pad in the filter this will cut down phosphate and reduce diatoms

 

Is it brown diatoms like richiep stated or is it brown diatomaceous type hair algae thats very fine grows all over plants( just looks dirty) from decaying organics in the water? If 2nd type just have to continue water changes,gravel vac, be sure filter is clean. Ive been struggling with the 2nd type for months but its receding so to speak.
Regular diatom algae will go away over time as tank ages as richiep advised.
Note: avoid the algae control additives. It had severely negative effects on my fish years ago when I tried it, basically had to instantly do a water change. Probably worse on shrimp. Since then I've tried regular methods that avoid chemicals.

 

Increased water changes (smaller but more frequent water changes if it's a shrimp tank).
Properly fertilizing plants to allow good plant growth - unhealthy plants promote algae growth.
Daily Seachem Excel dosing.
Increased removal of organics in the substrate / on the substrate / in the filter.
Increased removal / trim and replant of decaying plants.
Less light (intensity and overall photoperiod - 5 hours per day max until algae is resolved).
Spot treating badly affected areas with Seachem Excel / H2O2.
Overall Patience.

These are all shrimp safe algae control strategies.

 

How long has the tank been running? As richiep said, it's probably diatoms, which is common in new tanks (and seems to be worse in small tanks, but maybe that's just my experience). A nerite snail or rams horn snails will eat it, or just wipe it off and it will eventually go away.

 

A nerite snail is shrimp safe.

I got two nerite snails a week ago hoping they would reduce some of the growth.

Is it brown diatoms like richiep stated or is it brown diatomaceous type hair algae thats very fine grows all over plants( just looks dirty) from decaying organics in the water? If 2nd type just have to continue water changes,gravel vac, be sure filter is clean. Ive been struggling with the 2nd type for months but its receding so to speak.
Regular diatom algae will go away over time as tank ages as richiep advised.
Note: avoid the algae control additives. It had severely negative effects on my fish years ago when I tried it, basically had to instantly do a water change. Probably worse on shrimp. Since then I've tried regular methods that avoid chemicals.

It is the second type. My moss that was once a bright green now is a brown green from the algae.

How long has the tank been running? As richiep said, it's probably diatoms, which is common in new tanks (and seems to be worse in small tanks, but maybe that's just my experience). A nerite snail or rams horn snails will eat it, or just wipe it off and it will eventually go away.

This tank has been setup for about 4 months

 

It is the second type. My moss that was once a bright green now is a brown green from the algae.

Like Chanyi stated, ive had success with spot treating with excel and peroxide but definitely research the peroxide on mosses as it attacks some mosses as well as the algae.

 

Can you post a few pictures of the tank, side wall floor and plants,