Kerrin Posted February 17, 2013 Share Posted February 17, 2013 Hey All,After some advice if anybody has any experience with this. My tang tank receives alot of natural light due to it's position, I know that this isn't ideal but unfortunatly the tank isn't going anywhere. I am finding that I have a continual problem with Blue green algae on the substrate, which I am keeping at bay with the little blue blocks (not sure what these are called but they kill off algae). This keeps the algae in check to a degree, but is not a cure.I had this problem with another tank untill it became a planted set up, but obviously this is not going to be a possibility in the tang tank. Is there anything I can do? or will I just need to battle on.....Any help would be greatly appreciatedThanks,Kerrin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krellious Posted February 18, 2013 Share Posted February 18, 2013 Basic solution could be to add BN. Orhttp://www.azfishkeeping.com/content.php?c_id=79 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kerrin Posted February 18, 2013 Author Share Posted February 18, 2013 Unfortunately fish wont eat blue green algae, water changes are 30% weekly. I have read that BGA will grow in an environment that is very low in Nitrates, ans that swinging the balance in favor of plants will help to reduce/prevent the algae from growing, but as it is a tang set up this isn't something I want to do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krellious Posted February 18, 2013 Share Posted February 18, 2013 Not sure if this will also work but have you tried/ lookied into UV filtration? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buccal Posted February 18, 2013 Share Posted February 18, 2013 Fine sand like white silica sand.A good squadron of sandsifters.Sheet of side of tank with black contact or cardboard that faces the light source.Keep tank lights off till you get home from work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Link2Hell Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 blinds on the windows Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kerrin Posted February 19, 2013 Author Share Posted February 19, 2013 Thanks for the info guys, we only have thin curtains and the house faces north, with a lot of windows. I have shut the curtains, and will see what difference it makes. I'd love to black out the side of the tank that gets the light, but unfortunately it's the front haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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