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Originally Posted by kgh
No skimmer, fish shop said I would not need one with such a small tank.
I usually do water changed weekly (around 25%), but these past two months I've been trying them 3 times a week  and no difference. |
That's crap. Smaller tanks should have even better filtration as the water is less stable than in higher volume tanks. Get a skimmer pronto. Also, check your phosphate levels.
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Originally Posted by Ricker
I had same prob. Get 4 margarita snails. They love brown algae. Also get 2-4 turbo snails. Give them a week and algae should be under control.
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The poster said the problem was the water being a greenish/brown color. Snails won't take care of algae blooms in the water column. Even then, that wouldn't solve the problem as to why the algae blooms are occuring.
Most likely, there is a high nutrients level in your tank. Try to get the phosphate levels tested and make sure they are not too high.
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