Green Specs On My Tank

ive got some lil green specs on part of my glass on my tank, i looks like alge i think, how can i get rid of this, i have got a plec and cat fish but its still there. ive also got some green on my stones that has appeared in the past few days, i would of thought that the cat fish would of got rid of this? is it because im feeding them to much do u think so they wont eat the alge?

 

I have this algae to. Its from to much light. Plecos wont eat it you need to scrap it off with a razor blade, algae scrapper or like me a magnetic algae scrapper

 

its from a mixture of too much light and too much excess food/nutrients......do you have an algae scraper or and algae pad? if so, all u have to do is rub it on the alage and it will come off easily.

 

no i dont have it, cud i use an old tooth brush do you think or my hand?

 

toothbrush sounds like it could.....even your hand could, but when u start getting more algae dont use your hand....it makes your hand all gooey and just smears the algae.

 

ok then cheers. is there any way i can stop this from happening?

 

besides buying chemicals from the LFS you can keep the tnaklights on for between 8-10 hours a day, and make sure you dont overfeed the fish....also, regualr water changes work.

 

ok cheers for the help people.

 

you can buy a small magnetic one for only a few dollars and i think IMO that they really work well. also the water changes/less frequent feeding will help. -tl

 

I get the alge off my scrubbing with an old tooth brush or cloth with warm water!

Good Luck!

 

you can use a razor to just make sure you don't cut your self