Hey guys,
For the past few weeks (more like a month or two), I have been battling this nasty algae. I feel like it's different than that diatoms I had when the tank first went up... although it is brownish red. This stuff forms into a thick, kinda slimey film all over the sand and climes up the glass. I have been doing a LOT of water changes (between 2-3) a week (5 gallon changes - 36 gallon tank). Yesterday I cut my lights back from 9 to 6 hours to see if that would help. I came home today after doing a water change last night and I already have this much growth. Also, my finger leathers aren't expanding as much as they used to and my frogspawn was taking a turn for the worse. Two of it's branches have cleared out. :(
It only grows in the light, under my rocks is clean.
Any ideas? I need to take my water to get tested... but I did a nitrate test last week and it was totally in the clear. Should I just be doing MORE water changes? Are there supplements or something I can try?
For the past few weeks (more like a month or two), I have been battling this nasty algae. I feel like it's different than that diatoms I had when the tank first went up... although it is brownish red. This stuff forms into a thick, kinda slimey film all over the sand and climes up the glass. I have been doing a LOT of water changes (between 2-3) a week (5 gallon changes - 36 gallon tank). Yesterday I cut my lights back from 9 to 6 hours to see if that would help. I came home today after doing a water change last night and I already have this much growth. Also, my finger leathers aren't expanding as much as they used to and my frogspawn was taking a turn for the worse. Two of it's branches have cleared out. :(
It only grows in the light, under my rocks is clean.
Any ideas? I need to take my water to get tested... but I did a nitrate test last week and it was totally in the clear. Should I just be doing MORE water changes? Are there supplements or something I can try?