water changes and algea question

[imdaring]

OK I have been doing the water changes every day to every other day I think I have done a total of 7 in the last week and a half now that I have been doing that I have been getting a lot of green algea on the glass? is that from the water changes? and will the new T5 lighting help with that? I need to go to the LFS to get more turbo snails I think I have lost a few..

my next question is should I continue to do every day water changes this is what I tested today

KH 11dps =196.9ppm
Cal 25 dps =500ppm
PH 8.0 added PH buffer
nitrates 10ppm

 

[dustin_P74]

i think your fine now

 

[cthegame]

I was never really able to be without the hard green algae on the front glass for more than a few days. No matter what i do, it shows up within a few days.

 

[yote]

That green algae is going to show up.No matter how hard we try,its just a part of the hobby we've got to live with.

 

[imdaring]

I've just noticed it more with all the water changes that I have been doing.

 

[dustyboy316]

So what do you do about the algae, just clean it off?

 

[imdaring]

yep thats what I've been doing, but now that I'm not doing every day water changes today is the 1st day that it's not as much as it has been, I also did a total cleaning on my protien skimmer that thing was so dirty YUK!! I took it all apart and cleaned it.. I had noticed that it was not flowing as much and the cup was not filling as much as normal. after I cleaned it the cup was 1/2 full in less then 12 hours