divy Posted October 24, 2008 Report Share Posted October 24, 2008 what is the best way to stop green algae growing on the glass of fish tanks? less light? 10 hours a day, more plants or something you buy in a bottle like algae killer or a algae controller? i was going to try to just turn on the light for 10 hours a day but will that be enough light for my bettas per day? and one last question, when your tank had algae in it and you do a 100% water change will that get rid of it all and lower the chance of it growing back or should i bleach the tank aswell? cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuckie Posted October 24, 2008 Report Share Posted October 24, 2008 the bettas don't actually need the aquarium light on. Try 10 hours a day. I personally hate the idea of algae killer. i scrub algae off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
divy Posted October 25, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 25, 2008 thanks lilli, i went out today and bought a timmer for the light and set it for 11 hours a day ill keep a eye out and see how that goes ill stay away from the algae killers ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Callatya Posted October 26, 2008 Report Share Posted October 26, 2008 The most common lighting cycles are 10 on/14 off and 12 on/12 off. The first is commonly used as a winter cycle and the 12/12 as a summer cycle. That being said, you could easily get away with direct lighting being on for les time as most times the room lights would be on anyway. just having time with room lighting shouldn't affect the bettas at all. If you have plants in the tank, you can't run off room lights alone, but I think you should be able to drop back to about 8 hours without much of a problem. Is the green algae you are talking about the stuff that grown in little circles on the glass, like speckles, and is a bit tough to get off without something abrasive? If so, I have no idea how you get rid of that permanently. I suspect that is a losing battle and that minimisation would be a better bet. Even if you bleach it, it comes back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bettarazzi Posted October 27, 2008 Report Share Posted October 27, 2008 Are we talking about your display barracks with the anubias? If you look carefully it's probably on the anubias leaves as well. You could reduce your lighting to even 8 hours a day. I don't think the anubias will mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
divy Posted October 27, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 27, 2008 yeah it is the barracks, the only reason why i wasnt sure if i could lower the light time was because of the bettas when the light isnt on the tank is really dark during the day because the tank is enclosed in the cabinet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuckie Posted October 27, 2008 Report Share Posted October 27, 2008 they'll be fine. some people with an algae issue even do a "black out" where they cover the tank in foil, a box etc and block out all light for days. Fish are fine after this, and the plants don't take long to spring back. Anubias probably won't even notice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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