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Fighting algae in a plantless river flow tank? Should I?

Posted: Mon Apr 14, 2014 1:28 pm
by mwarsell
Recently, the walls are slowly becoming covered by that green hard stuff.

What should I do? It's a dedicated sewellia river tank. How do you keep the panels algae-free in a river tank where the loaches depend on the algae to survive?

Re: Fighting algae in a plantless river flow tank? Should I?

Posted: Mon Apr 14, 2014 7:23 pm
by shuwae
I use a razer blade to scrape off the hard algae I do not want on the walls. I let it grow on the other three (back to two sides) but the front is scraped every water change. Just make sure not to scrape too close to the silicone.

Re: Fighting algae in a plantless river flow tank? Should I?

Posted: Fri Apr 18, 2014 6:54 am
by Danelle Vivier
I also leave the algae except on the front panel.