Green algae all around every 7 days

[Maiu]

Hi,

I have these green algae building up around every 7-14 days that I can clean and almost fully remove with some difficulty and keeps on coming back.

They build up more on the side that faces the sun for an hour or so in the evening - but I try to block the sun now.

Is there a substance or anything I can use against this build-up? Am I doing something wrong? I'm still a beginner and was advised to use Paradigm, Agent Green, First Response, and Easy Life at various intervals to maintain the aquarium and I recently purchased Detoxol and Denitrol as well.

- is there anything else I can do?
- what's causing this?

I have an artificial reef and this is a saltwater tank.

Thank you.

 

[Pistondog]

Hi,

I have these green algae building up around every 7-14 days that I can clean and almost fully remove with some difficulty and keeps on coming back.

They build up more on the side that faces the sun for an hour or so in the evening - but I try to block the sun now.

Is there a substance or anything I can use against this build-up? Am I doing something wrong? I'm still a beginner and was advised to use Paradigm, Agent Green, First Response, and Easy Life at various intervals to maintain the aquarium and I recently purchased Detoxol and Denitrol as well.

- is there anything else I can do?
- what's causing this?

I have an artificial reef and this is a saltwater tank.

Thank you.

If tank > 150cm, get a foxface
If tank > 100cm, get a starry blenny
If tank < 100cm, get a tailspot blenny
Urchins are good too.

 

[Maiu]

Thank you!

Is there anything else I could do or am doing wrong here?

Thank you.

 

[Silent]

You can try Vibrant.

 

[sixline]

I personally wouldn't add any chemicals. Instead I'd consider the following:

- Feeding regimen: how much are you feeding each day and what is your livestock?
- Cleanup Crew: how many and what types of snails do you have?
- Algae eating fish: May be worth considering depending on tank size
- Partition to block sunlight: If the tank is actually receiving a lot of natural sunlight during the day, you may consider some sort of room divider to block it.
- Add some nice macro algae: this will compete with the ugly algae for nutrients
- Examine your filtration: to remove nutrients

In summary, the algae needs nutrients and light to grow. You're options are to reduce one or both, add something to eat the algae, or add another algae that will compete for the nutrients.

 

[smacbride]

I solved my algae problems by decreasing light and adding a clean up crew. I still clean the glass off once a week.

 

[madweazl]

All tanks are going to get algae on the glass, clean it off. I gotta do it every 2 days or it will end up looking like yours. Nothing is going to get rid of it except for you; no amount of snails, no fish, no nothing, just you and an algae scraper (take your pick on which one to use).

 

[Maiu]

That makes sense, thank you all! I thought I was getting more than usual, I think I can do everything you said to keep it under control and, of course, continue to clean it.