How do I clean this??

[mihkey]

So this tank has been running for years, but we just got it cycled again, was running for 2 months before fish. I let algae grow, and now it turned to this. How the heck do I get rid of all this?
-Ashley

 

[shadow_k]

What size tank is this ?

 

[Reefering1]

What do you mean by the "tank been running for years, but we just got it cycled again", what happened?

 

[MDAquatics]

Im also a little curious about getting it cycled again, Im not sure what that means. How long has this tank been running with the algae?

 

[dschuffert]

It would be helpful to know your water parameters too.

 

[Lemons]

Did the tank crash??? Or just kinda sat with rocks for years lol

 

[mihkey]

Ok sorry, so the tank was running beautifully and then my sister decided to move rooms and keep everything off for a week so it all died, excluding snails.. she then got it running again for 2 months before adding fish and then we just added 2 clowns, a cleaner shrimp, 2 turbos, and 5 nassarius snails. It’s a fluval 13.5 gallon tank, and all the algae was green and then turned this ugly color. This is not my tank, but I know the parameters were fine a couple weeks ago and it looked like this just not as bad.
-ashley

 

[Lemons]

Y i k e s turned everything off for a week??? Man poor fish....

Well id test the water and maybe start a water change going and manually remove all the gunk

 

[shadow_k]

Ok sorry, so the tank was running beautifully and then my sister decided to move rooms and keep everything off for a week so it all died, excluding snails.. she then got it running again for 2 months before adding fish and then we just added 2 clowns, a cleaner shrimp, 2 turbos, and 5 nassarius snails. It’s a fluval 13.5 gallon tank, and all the algae was green and then turned this ugly color. This is not my tank, but I know the parameters were fine a couple weeks ago and it looked like this just not as bad.
-ashley

I would do a rip clean since it’s only 13 gallons , rip cleaning is taking the rocks out sand out and cleaning the whole tank. I did it for my 20 gallon cube and it’s been fine ever since

 

[mihkey]

I would do a rip clean since it’s only 13 gallons , rip cleaning is taking the rocks out sand out and cleaning the whole tank. I did it for my 20 gallon cube and it’s been fine ever since

How should I clean the rocks?

 

[shadow_k]

Just use tank water to swish all the nasties off of it , no chemicals and honestly an easy fix I can pm you my process if you like

 

[mihkey]

Just use tank water to swish all the nasties off of it , no chemicals and honestly an easy fix I can pm you my process if you like

Please !