A couple questions
My 55 gal. cichlid tank has been set up for about a month and a half now. It cycled perfectly and so far everything has been great. I started to get some green algae, but that went away and now it's just brown algae (diatoms?). I have 3 marimo balls, Iw as told these would out compete algae from even starting, but I guess I was lied to. I know that diatoms are common in new set ups, but how long til they go away? Or what do I need to do to get of this brown mess all over my rocks?
It's currently got an Eheim Ecco Comfort Canister Filter- 2236 as well as a Whisper 60 power filter.
I am looking for some sort of bottom feeder/algae eater that won't get eaten by my cichlids. Plecos scare me. I like ottos, but I'm afraid they might be too small.
Also, they say to overstock to reduce agression, I'm just wondering how my stocking levels are based on my filtration and ages of the fish....
Right now I have:
4 2" Red Zebras (Pseudotropheus estherae) - I know I'll have to get rid of a couple of these once they're older
4 1" Cynotilapia Afra Orangeback Cobue
3 3" Yellow Labs
1 1" Powder Blue (Pseudotropehous socolofi)
1 1" Cobalt Zebra (Metriaclima callainos)
pH: 7.8
Nitrite: 0
Nitrate: 20
Ammonia: 0
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