How to deal with Algae?

Ralliart_Ray · 21-09-2014, 02:26 AM

anyone has good & effective recommendation to control this algae?

Tank house at the airwell, henceforth has direct noon sun, 12-1.30pm

Tank is 6 by 2.5 by 2.5 running on OHF. Wondering how to connect UV lighting (if it helps?)...

tco · 21-09-2014, 04:04 AM

Albino pleco will definitely help

Vitor · 21-09-2014, 09:38 AM

Yup albino pleco, can get a bag of 5-8 ....cheAp
or L191 pleco .... If u like green color pleco

Ralliart_Ray · 21-09-2014, 02:41 PM

Thanks! Later go Seaview catch some Albino pleco, my normal 1 damn lazy

matthew · 21-09-2014, 03:53 PM

Uv light only help to prevent green water.
Those growing on tank walls must manually scrub...no easy way out

U can buy those small submersible uv light tubes and place it under the filter wool in the top layer compartment of ohf

Censis · 21-09-2014, 08:14 PM

Same situation as you, or even worse Espescially visable after I lay white acrylic.. Haha..
Threw in a normal pleco but not enough..

Heard albino plecos are more hardworking and effective then normal black L001 plecos.. Is it true?

fishlover1971 · 21-09-2014, 10:15 PM

Mine is at my backyard, also has green algae at times. UV,pleco and regular scrubbing is the way to resolve

brucegan1 · 22-09-2014, 02:47 PM

Keep golden algae eater-very effective

Ralliart_Ray · 27-09-2014, 09:51 PM

Anyone saw albino pleco around any LFS? Went to seaview but theirs is 3", i think will kana swallow by my rays

Kelvin24 · 08-10-2014, 11:18 PM

May I ask what the average damage for albino pleco? If Im only having 1 juv aro and 2 juv endi, would 1 pleco be enough? Or safer to get 2-3? Thanks

21-09-2014, 02:26 AM	#1
Ralliart_Ray AFC Committee Join Date: Jan 2013 Posts: 397	anyone has good & effective recommendation to control this algae? Tank house at the airwell, henceforth has direct noon sun, 12-1.30pm Tank is 6 by 2.5 by 2.5 running on OHF. Wondering how to connect UV lighting (if it helps?)... Last edited by Dave57; 21-09-2014 at 03:17 PM.

21-09-2014, 04:04 AM	#2
tco Dragon Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 852	Albino pleco will definitely help

21-09-2014, 09:38 AM	#3
Vitor Dragon Join Date: Jun 2013 Posts: 1,079	Yup albino pleco, can get a bag of 5-8 ....cheAp or L191 pleco .... If u like green color pleco

21-09-2014, 02:41 PM	#4
Ralliart_Ray AFC Committee Join Date: Jan 2013 Posts: 397	Thanks! Later go Seaview catch some Albino pleco, my normal 1 damn lazy

21-09-2014, 03:53 PM	#5
matthew Senior Dragon Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 3,023	Uv light only help to prevent green water. Those growing on tank walls must manually scrub...no easy way out U can buy those small submersible uv light tubes and place it under the filter wool in the top layer compartment of ohf

21-09-2014, 08:14 PM	#6
Censis Dragon Join Date: Aug 2012 Posts: 1,586	Same situation as you, or even worse Espescially visable after I lay white acrylic.. Haha.. Threw in a normal pleco but not enough.. Heard albino plecos are more hardworking and effective then normal black L001 plecos.. Is it true?

21-09-2014, 10:15 PM	#7
fishlover1971 Arofanatic Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 308	Mine is at my backyard, also has green algae at times. UV,pleco and regular scrubbing is the way to resolve

22-09-2014, 02:47 PM	#8
brucegan1 Arofanatic Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 350	Keep golden algae eater-very effective

27-09-2014, 09:51 PM	#9
Ralliart_Ray AFC Committee Join Date: Jan 2013 Posts: 397	Anyone saw albino pleco around any LFS? Went to seaview but theirs is 3", i think will kana swallow by my rays

08-10-2014, 11:18 PM	#10
Kelvin24 Arofanatic Join Date: Sep 2014 Posts: 54	May I ask what the average damage for albino pleco? If Im only having 1 juv aro and 2 juv endi, would 1 pleco be enough? Or safer to get 2-3? Thanks

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