New Tank - How to stop algae?

[stormydax]

hi , apart from below :any other ideas....

1) Lower light duration
2) lower LIght intensity
3) Up CO2
4) Change water frequently
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anything else...was searching thru the forum but can really find...

thanks

[feide]

massive planting from the start will help too

[gcce]

Good water flow around the tank.

[stormydax]

1) Lower light duration
2) lower LIght intensity
3) Up CO2
4) Change water frequently
5)massive planting from the start will help too
6)Good water flow around the tank.
7)

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10)
11)

[stormydax]

so i need to get another pump to circulate the water...any other?

[Shadow]

I would say just make sure your plant is growing healthily and algae will stay away.

How to do that?
1. Sufficient light intensity
2. Sufficient photo period
3. Make sure nutrient available (good substrate and/or water column dosing).
4. Sufficient CO2 level during photo period.
5. Sufficient flow because this is how plant have their nutrient (beside from root) and CO2

[Cross]

Perhaps would also like to add in; ensure a properly cycled tank or use an aged filter , to ensure there is no outbreak of nitrate and ammonia which would lead to algae boom

cheers

[unclerobin]

i dose algae killer 2 times a week since day 1 i start my 3 ft planted tank so far no issue with algae

[stormydax]

what is algae killer?

[TyroneGenade]

What type of algae do you have trouble with?

Blue-green and hair algae (i.e. cyanobacteria) need high phosphate levels to drive their growth. Simply water changes or suspending feeding the fish normally works well. After a few days the algae crash and simply vanish. If the plants are growing well, they will out compete the algae.

Black-brush algae is more irritating, but they thrive when there is a redox inbalance in the tank. Adding crushed oyster shell to the filter compartment has been noticed to impair their growth. Proper oxygenation is important.

I would exlude options 2 and 3. Why 3? Because plants have a competitive edge over algae: they can store CO2. At night most aquatic plants will fix CO2 as malate (why the pH declines at night is because they make malic acid!). This means that get a big head start in photosynthesis which algae do not get. Increasing CO2 will mean that this advantage is lost. The algae can quickly get to work competing with the plants if there is more than sufficient CO2. Also, too much CO2 will upset the redox/pH balance in the tank which will inhibit plant growth.

If there is algae, first strive to starve it off by reducing nitrate and phosphate before fiddling with CO2.

Slow growing algae is best removed my hand or poisoned.

[unclerobin]

what is algae killer?

hi bro, refer to this link
http://www.azoo.com.tw/azoo_en/modul...eview&bkid=303

sorry abit misleading on my post >> algae killer

[stormydax]

1) Lower light duration
2) lower LIght intensity
3) Up CO2
4) Change water frequently
5)massive planting from the start will help too
6)Good water flow around the tank.
7)Dose algae killer

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[Rummy Nose]

Hmmm...

- place your tank where there is no direct sunlight
- introduce algae eater (reactive measure though)
- regular maintenance (i.e cleaning)

[Shadow]

If there is algae, first strive to starve it off by reducing nitrate and phosphate before fiddling with CO2.

Slow growing algae is best removed my hand or poisoned.

I guess you are from the old school, check out Tom Barr Estimate Index. Nitrate and phosphate is not the cause for algae bloom. You should be able to read Estimate Index article almost everywhere on the Aquatic forum .

[Razorshell]

Add snails. If they over populate, sell them. :-)

[sfk7]

My 2 cents:

Do not add fauna until the tank is on 'autopilot,' when everything is growing fine. Without it'll be much easier to tweak the parameters and not worry about their fine being or too much bioload.

This include 'algae crew'. Manual removal is still the best way.

[stormydax]

was looking at the algae killer azoo. Kinda ex...any other hoices?

[barmby]

Qn: How to stop algae?

Ans: To grow plants. grow alot of them. the quicker they grow, the better

[unclerobin]

was looking at the algae killer azoo. Kinda ex...any other hoices?

hi bro, i am using it since day 1 in my tank so far proof to be good, might be abit high in cost but save all my problem in rescaping the whole tank if algae strike.
did use another brand is a green bottle something like 101 alage remover not bad too but more costly is about $18.00 a bottle

[StanChung]

I guess you are from the old school, check out Tom Barr Estimate Index. Nitrate and phosphate is not the cause for algae bloom. You should be able to read Estimate Index article almost everywhere on the Aquatic forum .

It's not the cause but dosing phosphate into a tank that's has substantial algae makes it worse IME. Especially for the fast growing bright green algae.
Nitrate dosing would depend on the algae. BGA hates it but all the FGB green algae loves it. [Those are plant like]

BBA is there because of poor maintenance in most cases.

The best way to stop algae is to tackle it when it comes. I presume concentrating on plant growth is already the number one priority of a planted tank.

Chemicals are not a great idea IME. The tank gets unpredictable and it doesn't really work in the long term and you get 'addicted' to the idea that there's something in a bottle that will rid of it.

In General-solve these below and your algae problems would be minimal and manageable.
1. Good plant growth,
2. Don't overstock fauna,
3. Don't overfeed
4. Timely maintenance[WC, filter de-sludging etc]