Member

Posts: 20
From:Denton, TX 76201
Registered: Sep 2003

posted 11-05-2003 07:50 AM         

---

It seems as though I have an excessive amount of brown algae in my tank. How can I get rid of it? I'd prefer not to get a pleco or a snail as to seeing how my cichlids are little murderers!lol.Is there any other way to get rid of it? Will this excessive amount of algae be harmful to my tank?

[This message has been edited by debdeb (edited 11-05-2003).]

IP: Logged

Member

Posts: 183
From:austin,tx, usa
Registered: Dec 2002

posted 11-05-2003 07:55 AM         

---

You can scrape it off your glass with a scraper. if you have fake plants you can pull them out and wash them off with hot water in the sink (no soap). they sell algaecides but I think I'd use that as a last resort. try scraping, washing, and vacuuming your tank. You will have a continual problem with algae if you have no algae eater. if I were you, I'd buy a fake log and try another pleco. pleco can hide in the log. also make sure you have a cave for each cichlid in your tank.
good luck

IP: Logged

All times are ET (US)