sunlight

[NoahLikesFish]

i have a 10 gallon tank that gets direct sun 2 hours a day, should i close the blinds? i use it to supplement the light i have. i dose 200 ml of phyto a day i have a lot of cyano and dinos but i dont think its from that

 

[blaxsun]

Yes, the sunlight is a direct contributing factor.

 

[NoahLikesFish]

Yes, the sunlight is a direct contributing factor.

how come some people like @MartinM can have sunlight in their tanks and they dont get cyano. i tried lowering the stocking some ad i can close the blinds for a couple days. its supposed to be rainy for a while. i doubt its actually from the light and more from an immature tank. i will detect the root cause soon though. i basted away most of the cyano and stuff. dinos are basically gone

 

[blaxsun]

I do get some direct sunlight in my aquarium room, but I run my tank differently than most (and I suspect yours) - so this doesn’t cause me any issues.

 

[vetteguy53081]

i have a 10 gallon tank that gets direct sun 2 hours a day, should i close the blinds? i use it to supplement the light i have. i dose 200 ml of phyto a day i have a lot of cyano and dinos but i dont think its from that

Yes or better yet block the side that gets hit by sun with black construction paper at walmart.
Quickly you will get algae and a rise in water temperature

 

[NoahLikesFish]

i shaded it out with blinds, i want it to get some sunlight for veiwing pleasure and cause i feel its benefical but that can jsut be like on the weekends cause i cant enjoy it on weekdays cause its dark when i wake up