sorcha Posted August 15, 2008 Report Share Posted August 15, 2008 How do I slow it down? I never used to have this problem but now it seems to be taking over, mainly my african cichlid tank with no plants. I do a water change once a week, nitrates are usually on the higher end, wouldn't say the tank was overstocked. Am I overfeeding? I feed once a day but maybe too much at once though they seem to eat it all. Any ideas? It looks really messy and just about needs scraping daily. Also it may be positioned too close to a window, not my choice, but has been for awhile now and only recently has the algae gone nuts. Also I only put light on for about 2 hrs when feeding & have no algae eaters in the tank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitzy Posted August 15, 2008 Report Share Posted August 15, 2008 http://www.aquariumalgae.blogspot.com/ I always get it on my breeding tanks , came to a stop when i put some catfish in there but i think they might of just kept the food waste down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sorcha Posted August 15, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 15, 2008 Thanks for that, good link Maybe i'll get some algae eaters & leave light on for longer and see how it goes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted August 15, 2008 Report Share Posted August 15, 2008 I was plagued with it in my African tank and gave up in the end, telling people it was supposed to look like that. :roll: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sorcha Posted August 15, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 15, 2008 lol yeah i'll try that too... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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