EARLY SIGNS OF ALGAE

[sdubler]

Hi! My 20g is cycling on it’s last stage with a fish and one shrimp. I haven’t noticed the algae until this evening. In my opinion it’s like it popped up overnight. My theories are:
-Lighting (AI prime 16hd)
-SUNLIGHT I do keep my blinds open during the day and it lights up my room. When it shines directly into my aquarium I shut the blinds immediately.
-overfeeding I feed once a day — a pinch and a 1/2
I am looking for some strategies that could help me get rid of it ASAP; I know it takes time, but it is at its early stages so I was thinking if I start now it will be gone sooner? ‍‍
Some green hair-ish algae, and a very thin layer of it kind of is like a slime and a slight red/greenish tint. Any recommendations on products or what not, on preventing, killing, and controlling early stages of algae, that work well and are preferably fast? Maybe some sort of mini reactor? I don’t know.
Thanks!
sdubler

 

[Miguel Negron]

Do you have any photos?

 

[vetteguy53081]

especially in a new tank, this will occur. To reduce its capacity to develop, you can reduce white light intensity, and add clean up crew consisting of:

Turbo snails
astrea snails
nerite snails
trochus snails
nassarius snails
6 blue leg hermi crabs

 

[sdubler]

Do you have any photos?

 

[sdubler]

Do you have any photos?

 

[Pistondog]

Dont worry about it at this stage.

 

[sdubler]

birds eye view

 

[sdubler]

another one

 

[Miguel Negron]

Yeah there shouldn’t be any worries it’s a new tank it’s going through normal phases so your good

 

[sdubler]

Yeah there shouldn’t be any worries it’s a new tank it’s going through normal phases so your good

Ok. Any ideas on how I can control it, from tajibg over my tank? I was worried, bc when I googled videos about algae it looked like some took over aquariums. Have you’ve experienced this phase? How long does it last?

 

[pochaxoo]

Well not sure if you have anything that needs light in the aquarium but if you turn off your LED you won't be growing much algae. With that said I don't see a whole lot of algae here. Eventually you will get things that outcompete the algae for nutrients but right now I don't think you do. When you do get cycled a lawnmower blenny might be a good add to the algae control crew.

 

[MarshallB]

All new tanks go through this. My salt water tank has only been up about 5 months, but it's going through it. It doesn't look spotless, but it also doesn't look bad. I've had plenty of freshwater tanks too and they also go through it. All you can do is make sure you feed enough to make sure you fish get 2-3 bites a feeding. Anything extra just feeds the algae.

The tank is going through a war at the microscopic level. The good stuff will eventually win, but until then you just make sure your not feeding the bad stuff.... by over feeding and too much light.

Since you don't have anything that requires light in your tank yet. If it does get out of control, manually remove as much as you can then turn the lights off for a week.

Every tank is different, but eventually the tank will equalize.